Smile

© 2017 Jenna Paone & Laura B Whitmore

Yesterday
On my way
Heard a stranger say
Smile, hey baby, come on make my day
You’d be
So pretty
And you’d look so sweet
Turn that frown upside down, now and smile for me

And I’m the type
Who can find
Sun in cloudy skies
Happy as can be on the out and inside
And it seemed
So silly
Cause, now, who was he
Some bro I don’t know saying smile for me

Well yeah, no I don’t think so

Chorus:
Smile
I won’t smile
I won’t smile
Just because you want me to
Oh smile
I won’t smile
‘Cause I don’t wanna smile for you
How rude
Who are you
Got that attitude
Try to tell me when and what I should do
Some jack
On attack
(You) wanna push me to hollaback
Sayin’ don’t you know your face’ll freeze like that

Well yeah, no, I don’t think so

Chorus:
Smile
I won’t smile
I won’t smile
Just because you want me to
Oh smile
I won’t smile
‘Cause I don’t wanna smile for you

Bridge:
You’re not gonna
Not gonna get to me
Won’t let you mess with me
Back it up, let me be

I’m not gonna
Not gonna let it go
Won’t let you tell me so
Don’t you act like you don’t know

You think it’s fine
That I’m yours to define
Police my peace you try to keep me locked inside your lines
You flirt, you hurt, you blurt out what disturbs my inner structure
Want me pretty as a picture, pick apart until I’m not sure
And ha! Don’t honey me, honey your words ain’t sweet
Faux compliments concocted to control my femininity
Your Mama shoulda taught you right, that talking down, it’s not polite
Be ladylike but hey, like, do you even know what ladies like?

Well yeah, no, I don’t think so

Smile
I won’t smile
I won’t smile
Just because you want me to
Smile
I won’t smile
‘Cause I don’t wanna smile for you