Smile

Dodging smoke clouds as I walk Hipsters dyin' to hear my talk YouTube tags my new age squawk and I smile Burning DVDs past 3, 4.3 GB for me. Many MP3s for free. and I smile. Wishin' to trim my curly mop, Just a little from the top. Still rock that pony hot, And I smile. I smile when I'm down & things are lookin' grim. Keep my head held high, wonder why, I smile up at him. The harder I work & try, the luckier I get, And I forget, I forget, I forget, Just what is meant by "trying", Oh I forget. Racing trucks to beat the light. Praying for control, now that ain't right. Spending money, still I'm tight. Yet, I smile. Searching for work I don't want, Another stupid restaurant, I'm a writer- I should capitalize on fonts, Yet I smile. I smile when I see, the busses roll on by. Cold wind blows, my ankle knows, its gettin' on for me. We're in a slump, I move my rump, yet this economy— gets in my song, now that ain't wrong, it’s just the way its supposed to be. For all you musicians reading this, This is where the bridge would be… Druggers push their dope on me. I say, no thanks, non-condemningly. Their offer threatens and entices me, and I smile. A hunger consumes my soul. Thoughts that nourish might make me whole. Keep me sane as I pay them tolls, So I smile. I smile as I'm squeezed In with tourists on the car. Headin' up them hills, To pay them bills, Tryin' to get work that’s not too far. Checkin' out the sights that suit me right to keep me from the bar. Oh & I'll go far, I'll go far, I'll go far, As long as I keep smiling, I'll go far.