Lyrics
I know that all you wanted was a perfect family
The one you never had, the one that’s going to work
But there’s something in the water beyond what you can see
Should have checked it out before some one got hurt
Your mother’s beat and broken from unspoken denial
Your father wasn’t there enough to tell you your worth
Through all of this commotion you were only a child
Figuring it out but not before you gave birth
Oooo, keep smiling for me
Keep smiling for me
For looking like a long shot, at least you were trying
Your partner was supportive but then faded out
The kids you may adore but it’s just bad timing
I wish you had some more time to know yourself
Oooo, keep smiling for me
Keep smiling for me
Oooo, keep smiling for me
Keep smiling for me
||: This isn’t what you pictured when you asked for a family
Keeping it together pressure making you drown
And maybe it’d be different if you hadn’t a had me
Well I’m paying attention so I don’t get held down:||
Oooo, keep smiling for me
Keep smiling for me
Oooo, keep smiling for me
Keep smiling for me
For me
For me
For me