Keep On Smiling

(album: A Rose By Any Other Name - 1975)

I looked out my window this morning but I didn't see nothing
The weather man said it would change but he must a been bluffing
Breathing gets harder every day
I gotta keep running away
I wrote a letter to the President
He said "keep on smiling"

The kids down the block gave up playing for slumber
I hung out a sign on my door gonna wait for the summer
The sky gets darker every day
The wind won't blow it away
I wrote a letter to the Governor
He said "keep on smiling"

The rain started falling but it stopped in a cloud hanging over my head
It must have been mental confusion or an illusion of death
I wrote a letter to my Congressman
He said "keep on smiling"

So, I tried smiling
Hoping my troubles would go away
But I still couldn't see the suns beautiful golden rays
Breathing gets harder every day
I gotta keep running away
I stopped writing my letters
And I started praying