Smile a Little More - Sho Ishihama

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

There you are with your college friends You played in their marching band I can't help but wish I knew you then But I guess I know you now It looks as if I stumbled right into the palm of your hand Hey, you Hey, Mr. Knock-On-My-Door I'm sorry that I've been emotions galore Am I crazy for wantin' a little bit more? A little more of you A little more, a little more of you This feelin's hard to ignore Please, say you'll never get bored Can you blame me for wantin' a little bit more? A little more of you A little more, a little more of you Say that it's the same Take a drill right to my brain Oh, the way you did just yesterday I guess I get it now It looks as if I stumbled right into the palm of your hand Hey, you Hey, Mr. Knock-On-My-Door I'm sorry that I've been emotions galore Am I crazy for wantin' a little bit more? A little more of you A little more, a little more of you This feelin's hard to ignore Please, say you'll never get bored Can you blame me for wantin' a little bit more? A little more of you A little more, a little more of you Hey yeah, hey yeah Ooh Hey yeah, hey yeah Ooh Hey yeah, hey yeah Ooh Hey yeah, hey yeah A little more of you A little more, a little more of you

Don't you wanna dive on in? Yeah the water feels right Dancin' on the edge of the love you're a beautiful sight So why're you still standin' there in the half moonlight Come on, baby, give me a little more you Come on, baby, give me a little more you You're battin' those baby blues and honey I swear The way you got me needing you, girl it just ain't fair You've given me a little bit yeah, but don't stop there Come on, baby, give me a little more you Come on, baby, give me a little more you I'm here fallin' for you, my heart's callin' for you I know I never can get enough Don't hold back one bit of your love Strong and steady for you, I'm all ready Come on, baby, give me a little more you Come on, baby, give me a little more You're teasin' me with a touch and the whole world shakes Keep holdin' that river back and the levee may break There's only so much that this ol' boy can take Come on, baby, give me a little more you Yeah, come on, baby, give me a little more you I'm here fallin' for you, my heart's callin' for you I know I never can get enough Don't hold back one bit of your love Strong and steady for you, I'm all ready Come on, baby, give me a little more you Come on, baby, give me a little more you Come on, baby, give me a little more Oooooh, give me a little more You give me a little more, come on baby You give me a little more You give me a little more You give me a little more, come on baby You give me a little more You give me a little more You give me a little more, come on baby You give me a little more You give me a little more Little more little more Little more little more You

There's water underneath just about every bridge I ever set my feet on So, I'd like to give the benefit of a Doubt to those that just can't get a read on Oh, 'cause when I think I'm doing pretty good There's always something else Oh, 'cause every time I think I've Learned all that I need about the world I'll learn a little more I've never listened too much, But so many times, I've wished I haven't spoken If I could see through anger, Would I discover people that are broken, or hurting? Oh, I think that that would change my whole view And probably change yours too Oh, 'cause every time I think I've Learned all that I need about the world I'll learn a little more Oh, and all the talking heads on TV And writers without blocks Maybe instead of speculating on what we really know nothing about Those words are helping no one out Let's all learn a little more