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K\'naan
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[Intro]What's up world, beautiful people, boys and girlsWe about to take you on a journey, my ma
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Why don't you introduce yourself to the people?[K'naan]Salaam means peace, peace is good, this is K'naan the Dusty Foot PhilosopherYo, join me on my journey, this is music, my musicAnd interpretations of other musics that I enjoy and love And, um, this is called 'My Life is A Movie,' this whole recordBut this song, the first one, is called "Smile," you knowAn integral part of our community. We smile while we're bleedin,' you know? Check it out[VERSE 1]Yeah, my tragedy's different, my life's deep, liste
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Gotta bail, I'm limpin', walked outta hell's kitche
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Why bother cherishin' my past? It's everythin' Wrong, and my arrogance, walk down the stairs pissin' ((cop us/coppers)) cause they're bitchin'Life is unfair, singin' blues in my rap, drippin' ooze out the blood, sinkin' deep down to earththinkin' leave out a ((nerp??herb?merc? chicken))I should run, forfeit and everything I know, liste
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I was (The misdirected) I was (The least expected)Hop on (And get rejected) Walk on (And feel neglected)I feel (Like I'm the message) Unheard (But I'm the message)I'm the last prolific remaining offer from the gutter(SHOT!) Was my girlfriend (When?) When we was younger(Her) I was scarred, yo (Bullets) I survived though(Death) It came easy (Truth) The games needs meNever let 'em see me down, smile while I'm bleedin'[CHORUS] (Smile) When you're struggllin' (Smile) When you're in jail (Smile) When you dead broke (Smile) And the rent's due(Smile) You ain't got friends now (Smile) And no one knows youNever let 'em see you down, smile while you bleedin'(Smile) When he leaves you (Smile) Cause girl, he needs you(Smile) Plenty single mothers cry the tears you do(Smile) Despite the war (Smile) Despite the pain, yoNever let 'em see you down, smile while you bleedin'[VERSE 2]To my man currently imprisoned, I can't speak your nameIt hurt me that you never listened, it can't be the sameI had to grow my intuition, had me deep in pai
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Cause I knew my options were either broke or the prison chainsI can't do it, I can't see it, look damnit, I can't blow itI got a judges tellin' me my life's key, they will throw itUh-uh, no sir, I plan to have a chauffeurAnd it seems to me this chopping crack is really going nowhereTherefore (I'm resurrected) They call me (The poor Injection)I infect you with the real, the dusty-feet-philoso-hecticI spit, so sick, I skid out, I'm fallin', I'm shit outta luck And I'm trapped but I'll get outCan you help me? I'm goin' crazyMy mind plays tricks and I beat on floors like BushwickMy fists bloody and blistered, a pair like I'm ballisticI just stare at the red and smile while I'm bleedin'[CHORUS][VERSE 3]There are a few things you gotta take into accountI'm not an entertainer, I've never been a clow
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I was born where the mothers give birth while they frow
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I'd walk with the kids that would bbbrrraaaa a sound, uhI never really thought I'd make it to fourtee
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And anybody wanted to fight, I was most kee
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Plus I had a little temper, it was often foresee
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Yo, say somethin' bout my momma I'd shoot ya gut out clea
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But, uh, ya gotta keep in mind that I grew up in MogadishuThe only law was gun law, and we don't walk with a pistolYou get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environmentCause how will you be heard when them big boys is firin'?War is no place for a childEspecially if he's rollin' with an AK and a smileHe had witnessed his own mother bloody in a towelBut please, please, never let 'em see you down, smile while you bleedin'[CHORUS X2]
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