Smile

Always smiling,
You'd take the time to ask how my week was
But I know how much your life is falling to pieces
These little things,
Wisdom from the years of experience
Encouraging
Though your world is crashing around you
And yet you smile
I know you've every reason to hate the world that takes away
And yet you smile
You've every excuse to curse the ground beneath your feet
Ooh and the world around you falls apart
You smile

Only seventeen,
you were never meant to be at his funeral
Tragedy, buried under comforting words
You kept it strong,
Even through the loss of a grandson
Showed me how to pull through when everything falls apart
The doctor says,
It only goes downhill from here,
She doesn't know she lives but she knows that you'll be there
Lonely nights spent with her right there beside you,
Keeping on loving a woman who doesn't remember your name
Oh your name
And yet you smile,
I know you've every reason to hate the world that takes away
And yet you smile,
You've every excuse to curse the ground beneath your feet
Ooh, when the world around you falls apart
Ooh, when everything around you is crashing down
And yet you smile,
I know you've every reason to hate the world that takes away
And yet you smile,
You've every excuse to curse the ground beneath your feet
Ooh when the world is falling down around you, you smile