The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
[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
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
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
I Don't Wanna Smile Lyrics as written by Diane Eve Warren
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