People Should Smile More - Newton Faulkner

This is one for the future generation You can ignore this if you want Who am I to tell you what to do and not to do? But don't do what I did Do what I didn't do Make the choices I didn't make Support your community Start with your neighbour and walk outward Introduce yourself by name Why not go for that coffee You always end the conversation on? Spend time with your friends and family Call them, text them, write them a letter if you're feeling nostalgic It might be hard, but tell them you love them They won't be around forever Respect the ground you walk on Your kids are gonna walk on it someday, too And their kids after that And you don't want your grandchildren Only seeing elephants in picture books Get up everyday Make the bed all nice Fling open the curtains Feel the sun on your face Love your body Look in the mirror and think, wow, I'm amazing Don't dwell on Instagram There are far better things to do than that But if I have to tell you one thing to change Smile more, just smile more Put down your phone See the world through your own eyes Create memories Not in JPEGs Be creative Draw Learn a language Dance Even if it feels really awkward Why worry about something now That you won't worry about a year from now? Remember, no matter how difficult things get The sun will always rise again tomorrow Pay someone a compliment The checkout assistant, the postman You'll probably make their day I know it would make mine Challenge yourself Challenge others Ask more questions Bring something out in someone That even they didn't know was in there Look, no one knows where they're going You don't have to follow a path or You don't have to follow anything Just do what feels right But if I had to tell you just one thing to change Just smile more

Tell you what I'm grinding for Just to see you smile more Lately I spend all my time Tryna keep you satisfied If I can have you all to me Then I am yours for you to keep Bring your body close to mine I think it's time I Turn these lights low Turn these lights off Turn these lights low Second thought, leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Leave the lights on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Splashing in your waterfalls Now we're totally involved We get better every time Learning how to read your mind You know what I came to do I ain't playing games with you I can see it in your eyes You agree it's time I Turn these lights low Turn these lights off Turn these lights low On second thought, leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Leave the lights on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Leave the lights on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Good sex, good weed, good life I provide Mami, don't leave me... no New life for you and I I know you don't need me, but Won't you stay up underneath me 'Cause it's great when we're together When we're not, it ain't too easy This thing we got is special Baby you gotta believe me I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it Come between us, I want nothing if you love me You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Leave the lights on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on Leave the lights on You can, you can leave 'em on You can leave 'em on You can, you can leave 'em on

She said, her glass half empty and her mind made up (ooh-ooh) She said, "My friends all hate me, and they say too much" And they all make fun So you stressing 'bout what will they think right? What will they say? Now you can't think right stuck in your brain If you wanna live, get out of your way That's all I'll say But I wanna see you smile more, care less All the little things don't stress about it Smile more, deep breath (deep breath) Get out of your mind, 'cause your head so crowded Don't let it get you down (down) I'll always be around, so smile more, care less See the moment and don't focus on the rest Girl, don't worry 'bout what they think (girl, don't worry 'bout-) What do you think 'bout you? You should know that you're amazing And there's nothing to lose 'Cause there's no light in the stars without a little dark You need a little pain to know That there's no room in your heart without a few scars You need a little rain to grow And I won't Ever let you go But I wanna see you smile more, care less (care less) All the little things don't stress about it Smile more, deep breath (deep breath) Get out of your mind, 'cause your head so crowded Don't let it get you down I'll always be around, so smile more, care less See the moment and don't focus on the rest

I've been livin' out of this suitcase for way too long, oh Sellin' my coat and smokin' my last Promise not to look into your past, no Now I can say that I'm stronger At least now that I can say that I was stronger Won't hold it against myself Won't hold it against myself Hold it against myself Hold it, yeah Oh, I used to put it in my Louis bag Tell me if they want some more Now I want to stay a while, stay a while And I can't figure it out, but I'll stay a while Stand outside my door, just one more smile Stay a while, stay a while Oh, stay a while, stay a while Stay a while, stay a while

Is it easier to hold on strong, When weakness has it's own place, I don't wanna be the one to break. Oh I don't know what I'm searching for, Can't find it in your face, I don't wanna be the one to break. And i find it hard to fake, And it's getting harder and harder for me to take, Living in your space. Oh i don't know why it's so damn hard, For love to find its place, I don't wanna be the one to break. Why the hell do i come on so strong, With the the truth that i deface, i don't wanna be the one to break