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Artist: Boys Like Girls
Canonical path: /boys-like-girls/smile
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Smile
Read Smile lyrics by Boys Like Girls on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Smile
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silhouettes above the cradle
Hold me down
They won't let me go the wrong way
My mother tought me all the fables
Told me how in the end all the sinners have to pay
But I dont wanna' to live like my mother
I don't wanna' let fear rule my life
And I dont wanna' live like my father
I don't want to give up before I die
He worked so hard his bones are breaking
He wore them down
Along ago he lost the feeling
His good intentions leave me shaking
Show me how
I don't ever want to end up like he did
And I dont wanna' to live like my mother
I dont wanna' let fear rule my life
And I dont wanna' live like my father
I dont want to give up before I die
When I have kids
I wont put any chains on their wrists,
I won't
I'll tell them this
Theres nothing in this world you cant be, if you wanted it enough
Well I dont wanna' to live like my mother
I dont wanna' let fear rule my life
And I dont wanna' live like my father
I dont wanna to give up before I die
And I dont wanna' live like my mother
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