Smile Now (cry another day)

Dimestore Hoods

This abrasion,
Always in my head,
Everyday the sins,
The day they shot you dead,
Well, there was nothing that I could do,
Got to get revenge the best I knew,
In my head, I hear me talkin' to you,
I'll never forget you,
Everything we went through,
End desire, in the line of fire,
Once you went, I got bent,
I've been there ever since,
Mass confusion,
A mind filled with revenge,
Well, there was nothing that I could do,
Or nothing I could say...
In my head, I hear me talkin' to you,
I'll never forget you,
Everything we went through,
End desire, in the line of fire, (x2)
Smile now... and cry another day...
A shot rings out tonight,
I'm down... knowing that you're gone...
I know, well I'm gonna miss you,
All the power that we've gone trough... VIOLENCE!
Went away when I saw you... LIFELESS!
Lying dead on the street in a bloodbath,
Well I never thought they'd get you!
All the time living life on the wild,
With all the homeboys kickin' on the corner,
But now I stand here watching you die, WHY!!!
I lost my mind when...
I saw you... dead!
We thought we'd never die,
What a lie!
And now the they've killed you,
I'm seeing red!
This abrasion,
Always in my head,
Everyday the sins,
The day they shot you dead,
Well, there was nothing that I could do,
Got to get revenge the best I knew,
In my head, I hear me talkin' to you,
I'll never forget you,
Everything we went through,
End desire, in the line of fire, (x2)
Smile now... and cry another day...
I know... I'm gonna miss you...


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Smile Now (Cry Another Day) Lyrics as written by Todd Deguchi James Anthony Korthe

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    smiles sadly This song is sad and sweet. I love the lyrics.

    Gothy_Buraon August 11, 2002   Link

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