Smile

Just smile, just a smile Just smile, just a smile Just smile Just because the morning's sunny To say hello, to say good-bye Maybe something strikes you funny Or you don't know exactly why Ain't no reason to try and hide it A whole lot easier to let it out First it's playin' with your eyes Then it's makin' mischief around your mouth Just smile, just a smile Just smile, just a smile Just smile Lookin' at a sea of smilin' faces Knowin' we're the same inside Feelin' good to be together Feelin' glad to share the ride See the rainbow, see the baby Get in the picture with the groom and bride Holler 'cheese' and face the polaroid Show the love you feel inside Do you work at a job you despise? do you live with cockroaches? have you been mugged lately? did your favorite jeans shrink in the wash? everyone has problems. it doesn't mean you have to be a sourpuss. after all, the expression you wear on your face is far more important than the clothes you wear on your back. instead of letting the inside influence the outside, make the outside influence the inside. act the way you want to feel. if you want to be happy, start now. Just smile, just a smile A smile makes someone who's mad not mad A smile makes someone who's sad not sad A smile makes good people outta the bad A smile is an asset you always had It can bring you back from the end of the world Pick you up when you feel down Put you in touch with your fellow man Take an ugly situation and turn it around Just smile, just a smile And now testimonial from former bag lady, wilma fox: I was in the gutter on the wrong side of town I'd sunk as low as a woman can go Eating outta garbage cans and sleeping on the ground And prayin' for a miracle to turn my life around One day last summer I was down to nuthin' The air was gritty, the subway was an oven Classic new york city, everybody shovin' The crowd was uncouth, gettin' mad, gettin' strange 'cept the man in the booth, the man makin' change He looked me in the eye as he handed me a token He flashed me a smile and a spell was broken Just a smile, just smile, just a smile, just smile I bust thru that turnstile, I ran to my train People still looked hostile but somethin' had changed My express pulled in, the doors swung wide And I started to grin as I stepped inside I smiled as the train pulled outta that station Sorta tickled by the humor of my own situation Just a smile, just smile, just a smile, just smile And my attitude spread to all fellow riders They looked at each other and threw off those blinders Eyes that were dead suddenly shone One by one, they were touched, touched to the bone As they exited that car, great smiles burst forth Like the evenin' star, like breezes from the north Then one by one, they all departed And I saw what the man in the change booth had started Just smile, just a smile A smile is a very infectious thing. it spreads joy. it's a sign of caring. success or failure is caused by your mental attitude, not your mental capacity. yes, a smile can pick you up outta the gutter, make you prosperous. now I take taxis. you just have to smile once and the whole world will smile with you. and remember that old chinese proverb: man without smiling face must not open shot. paste that in your hat, honey. smile.