| I dedicate this song to recession,
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| depression and unemployment.
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| This song’s for you.
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| Today’s a new day, but there is no sunshine.
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| Nothing but clouds, and it’s dark in my heart
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| and it feels like a cold night.
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| Today’s a new day, where are my blue skies,
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| where is the love and the joy that you promised me
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| you tell me it’s alright.
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| (I'll be honest with you)
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| I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain,
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| fell from heaven like a shower now.
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| (When I think how much better I’m gonna be when this is over)
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| I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
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| I know God is working so I smile,
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| Even though I’ve been here for a while (what you do?)
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| I smile, smile.
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| it’s so hard to look up when you’ve been down.
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| Sure would hate to see you give up now
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| You look so much better when you smile, so smile.
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| Today’s a new day, but there is no sunshine.
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| Nothing but clouds, and it’s dark in my heart,
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| and it feels like a cold night.
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| Today’s a new day, but tell me where are my blue skies,
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| where is the love and the joy that you promised me
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| you tell me it’s alright.
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| (the truth is)
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| I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain (the holy ghost power, yo)
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| fell from heaven like a shower now.
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| I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
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| I know God is working so I smile,
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| Even though I’ve been here for a while
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| I smile, smile.
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| it’s so hard to look up when you’ve been down.
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| Sure would hate to see you give up now
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| You look so much better when you smile.
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| Smile. |
| for me
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| Can you just smile… for me.
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| Smile. |
| for me
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| Can you just smile… for me.
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| (and while your waiting)
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| (and while your praying)
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| (look in the mirror)
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| ohohoh you look so much better when you
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| (always remember)
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| You look so much better when you smile
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| I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain (but the holy ghost power,
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| yo)
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| fell from heaven like a shower now.
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| I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
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| I know God is working so I smile,
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| Even though I’ve been here for a while
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| I smile, smile.
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| it’s so hard to look up when you’ve been down.
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| Sure would hate to see you give up now.
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| You look so much better when you smile.
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| so smile.
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| ohohoh (Dallas) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (New Orleans) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (Clevland) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (Detroit) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (Philay) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (Jersey) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (L.A) you look so much better when you
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| ohohoh (all my people say) you look so much better when you
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| smile…
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| See I just don’t want you to be happy
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| 'cause you gotta have something happening.
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| I want you to have joy
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| 'cause can’t nobody take that away from you.
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| I see you. |
| SMILE! |