A Game of Smiles
I was young and I wasn't free
But I am capable of dancing when I'm happy
I heard they said that made me pretty
So I put on a smile, gracefully
I tried to be sweet,
lovely, nice, and neat
I think they liked me for that
So I put on an smile, adorably
I am good yet I am not
I am silent yet I am loud
I'm sure they weren't aware of that
So I put on a smile, deceivingly
In this carefree person hides
A ticking time bomb of facades
Well, I bet they didn't know that
So I put on a smile, subtlely
Soon, I'll grow tired of this game
For I really am peevish and I talk straight
They may leave me, though some may stay
New ones will come and no one's to blame
So I'll put on a smile, slowly
Next time, it won't be that easy