Pulp

Sickly Grin

Pulp


It seems the current style 
to wear a toothy smile 
No matter how events may go 
to never let emotions show 

Being happy's fine 
but not all the time 

Sometimes I sigh or I cry 
or sing outside all day 
I don't care 
Some prefer to show 
their sickly grin 

Smiles go on and on 
How can they last so long? 
Anxieties must cross their path 
But all they seem to do is laugh 

Being happy's fine 
but not all the time 

Sometimes I sigh or I cry 
or sing outside all day 
I don't care 
Some prefer to show 
their sickly grin 

I'm not a po-faced boy 
as has been said before 
Variety's the spice of life 
Although false jollity seems most rife 

Being happy's fine 
but not all the time 

Sometimes I sigh or I cry 
or sing outside all day 
Whistling tunes 
Entering rooms full of people 
I don't know 
if I'm joyless 
or jealous 
or simply morose 
I don't care 
Some prefer to show 
their sickly grin