Smile written Babyface and Shanice Wilson Verse 1 Sometimes I sit at home And wonder how it'd be If he had loved me Truly loved me, yes I learned a while ago The kind of thing Never happens for me And so I go around And just pretend Love is not for me B-section 1 I play the circus clown around my friends Make them laugh and they won't see That you never let them see you sweat Don't want them to think the pain runs deep Lord knows it's k**ing me Chorus So I put on my make-up Put a smile on my face And if anyone asks me Everything is okay I'm laughing 'cause no one Knows the joke is on me 'Cause I'm dying inside With my pride and a smile On my face On my face Sing it la-la, la (La-la, la-la) La, la (La-la, la-la, la-la) La-la (Lala) Oh (la-la, la-la) Verse 2 Sometimes I sit at home By the phone Hoping he might call me (Call me) But he don't call me (Call me, call me, call me) But then I realize Dreams come true Aren't for girls like me Not like me B-section 2 And so I go around with my head up Like it ain't no thing And when the boys around with all my friends I'm into other things Because you never let them see you sweat Don't want them to think the pain runs deep Lord knows it's k**ing me Chorus And so I put on (my make-up) Put it on, put it on (Put a smile on my face) A smile on my face (And if anyone asks me) Oh yeah (Everything is okay) Oh I'm laughing ('cause no one) No one, no one (Knows the joke is on me) 'Cause I'm dying inside With my pride and a smile On my face On my face Bridge It's not an easy (Thing to do) Sometimes it's hard to (Face the truth) It's not the life that I would choose (I would choose) But what else can I do? If he don't love me, no If he don't want me I'm not about to sit around Let myself (Go) Go Chorus So I put on my make-up (Put a smile on my face) I put smile on my face (And if anyone asks me) Everything is okay (Everything is okay) Oh I'm laughing ('cause no one) No one, no one (Knows the joke is on me) But I'm dying inside ('Cause I'm dying inside) With my pride (With my pride) And a smile (And a smile) On my face On my face Sing it la-la, la (La- la, la-la) La-la (La-la, la-la, la-la) La-la (La-la, la-la La-la, la-la) Love keeps singing la-la, la (La-la, la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la, La-la, la-la, la-la) La-la (La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la) Love keeps singing la-la, la (La-la, la-la La-la, la-la, la-la) La-la, la-la, la (La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la) Love keeps singing la-la, la (La-la, la-la) Ooo (La-la, la-la, la-la) La-la, la (La-la, la-la, la-la) Love keeps singing la-la