Paint on a Smile

if you're feeling worried, if you're in a mess

when the sum of your life amounts to something less

and you're looking out for something to make it all seem clear

just try to be, try to be patient, my dear

and when you're feeling broken, when you're feeling down

just put on your make up and take a trip to town

slip away in streetlight, polythene and pearls

and paint it on, paint it on, paint on a smile for the world

there's so many people who think they've got it made

grabbed the first offer that anybody gave

but you deserve much better and it'll come, it's true

you know I can't, you know I can't, be patient for you

and the hesitation you feel is natural, I guess

scared of wanting more and you're scared of getting less

but there¹s no use in hiding - it won't find you girl

so paint it on, paint it on, paint on a smile for the world

and when your world turns round

and you're on the way, girl

and when your world turns round

what am I to do when everything is right

there's nothing left for me to say

and when your world turns round

it'll be a new day

and when your world turns round

what am I to do when everything is right

there's nothing left for me to say