The sun goes down
and you lie in bed
pondering the crazy, magical, mystical
annoying, weird thing called life
and how you're feeling inside
and why
this happens, over and over again
it's like the London rain
What if I told you that
everything is new
yet the old and same
it's like the same old picture
but a new photo frame
while that may seem silly and lame
I can't find other words to explain
that everything only lasts a little while
so turn to the world with a smile
run around and make mistakes
fall in love, have heartbreaks
I will do whatever it takes
To make this life mine
and while I do it all
I will smile, smile, smile.

A simple meaning with complicated words
it's like trying to hold down a bird
that has its wings spread out
I have thought and I have sought
what lies above, what lies beyond
but that's not what it's all about
Let's just lean back on the grass
watch the sky turn from bright to blue
to violet as you gaze on
Because that's the way it all goes
changes without letting you know
You'll find that you dno't mind at all
'Cause it's all just a little while
before you know it, it's all fine
so sing as you walk along in a mall
climb lamp-posts, jump and fall
Do whatever speaks for your heart
you never know when it'll all be gone
it's here today, so why don't you go on
getting this back will be hard
I'll do whatever it takes
to make it all mine
and most of all
without a reason, without a cause
without a camera staring at me
and without someone to please
I will smile, smile, smile.