I Wish I Could Smile - Sonic Boom Six

I heard a funny thing today

What a way

The little things that people say

Maybe you’ve heard this one before

Well I’m sure

You’ve probably heard this once or more

Well I was sat inside a taxi ride just chatting as you do

Driver he turns around to me

Fancy free

And tells the one about the black man and the tree

One to another such a harmless joke

Just sticks and stones

One to another now

We got a line to draw

In this everyday war

I never asked so what’s he telling me for, oh I

Feel like it’s best to ignore

Just want to look at the floor

Woah

Who’s that knocking at the door?

This is Paul

He’s been redundant since April

He saw a different coloured skin

Replace him

While getting paid much less and all

And now he hates them all he’s

Poison minded

No punchline

No laughter here at all

One to another now

We got a line to draw in this everyday war

I never asked so what’s he telling me for, oh I

Feel like it’s best to ignore

Just want to look at the floor

Woah

Now we got a line to draw in this everyday war

He’s telling me I guess he’s told it once before, am I

Content with turning the cheek

Or do I stand up and speak?

Woah

One to another

Its just sticks and stones

Just break my bones

One to another now

We got a line to draw in this everyday war

I never asked so what’s he telling me for, Oh I

Feel like it’s best to ignore

Just want to look at the floor

Woah

Now we got a line to draw

In this everyday war

He’s telling me i guess he’s told it once before, am I

Content with turning the cheek

Or do I stand up and speak?

Woah

If we’re gonna sit endure

Then we’re making it more

We’re in the problem if we won’t be like a cure, until

These attitudes are no more

Well everyday there is war

Me say war

How I wish I could smile

Let it go once a while

Give an inch take a mile

And he’ll be telling it again