Smile

What would you think if you saw me? Would you turn away? Cuz twenty odd years have taught me That would be a mistake And what would you say if my story Was unusual? Cuz none of this was written for me But I play the role The smallest knot could pull apart Unravel what I've built Around this anxious side of me The days are long just like the shadow That I live under and what follows Is the reminder of that terrible thought That beneath these rags, behind this smile I've walked down miles of doubt And I can't keep it up I'd shuffle off this tattered cloth The suffocating quilt But all my instincts disagree The smallest spark, the loudest thunder Could shock my heart and send me wandering Through the dark where only shadows belong But beneath these rags, behind this smile I've walked down miles of doubt And I can't keep it up The days are long just like the shadow That I live under and what follows Is the reminder this is all that you want That beneath these rags, behind this smile I've walked down miles of doubt And I can't keep it up The sun goes down, the moon may follow And I'll be left awake but hollow Cuz deep down I know I can't swallow the plot But beneath these rags, behind this smile I've walked down miles of doubt And I can't keep it up