[Pam]

If you ever to leave me

How could I breathe

How could I even go on

If you're not here beside me

Then what good would my life be

This life won't mean a thing if you're not around

Don't you know that

If I lose you there'll be no joy to be found

This world won't show a thing to me oh



Chorus



I don't want to smile

If you're not smiling with me

I don't want to laugh

If you're not there to share the laughter with me

I don't want to live

Without you, what kinda life would that be?

Oh baby (oh baby)

No baby (no)

I don't want to smile

If you're not smiling with me



[Keisha]

If there's ever a moment

When you're not there

To share in these moments with me

It will be such a sad song

It would all just be over



[Pam]

The stars wouldn't shine as bright if you walked away

And don't you know that

There'll be no reason to wake up everyday

This world won't mean a thing to me, oh



Chorus



I don't want to smile

If you're not smiling with me

I don't want to laugh

If you're not there to share the laughter with me

I don't want to live

Without you, what kinda life would that be?

Oh baby (oh baby)

No baby (no)

I don't want to smile

If you're not smiling with me



[Keisha]

I don't see want to sunrise

If I can't see it with you



[Pam]

I just know that there'll be no joy

In anything I do



[Keisha & Pam]

This world will be too sad for me, so



Chorus



I don't want to smile

If you're not smiling with me

I don't want to laugh

If you're not there to share the laughter with me

I don't want to live

Without you, what kinda life would that be?

Oh baby

No baby

I don't want to smile

If you're not smiling with me



[Keisha]

You're not smiling with me

You're not smiling with me



[Pam]

If you're not smiling with me


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I Don't Wanna Smile Lyrics as written by Diane Eve Warren

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    AHHHHHH i love this song. for all eternity

    PaRaN0iAReBiRTHon August 19, 2002   Link

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