Listen to Smile by Vince Staples

Smile

Vince Staples

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Vince Staples

Performer

Steve Wyreman

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Vince Staples

Composer

John Hill

Composer

Dacoury Natche

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dahi

Producer

John Hill

Producer

Michael Law Thomas

Michael Law Thomas

Recording Engineer

Casey Cuayo

Assistant Recording Engineer

Derek "MixedByAli" Ali

Derek "MixedByAli" Ali

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

How you feelin' everybody? Hope you had a nice day

Sometimes I feel all alone

Sometimes I can't get away

I feel my life is in danger every night when I lay

So can you do me a favor, smile for me?

[Verse 2]

I know they wanna see me fall

I know they fraudulent, I know

I know they hoping that it's right back to the ghettos I go

I know my pigment is not that of a businessman

I know they think I'm ignorant I'm fucking up my privilege

[Verse 3]

I know that money come and go so

Money not my motive no mo'

I made enough to know I'll never make enough for my soul

I turned my back on my friends

I turned my back on my home

I left the streets where I've grown

To chase the yellow brick road

[Verse 4]

I heard they paved it with gold

I turned around and seen they pissed on it

Just like me

But that's all right because my soul

Burning, please set me free

I hope to see you in another lifetime

Mine's jut not for me

Can't you see?

[Verse 5]

Every night up on my knees I pray

Smile for me

That everything will change and be okay

Smile for me

Maybe I'll stay, maybe I'll pass away

Smile for me

I'm holding on to what the pastor say

[Verse 6]

Smile for me, yeah

Smile for me

Smile for me, yeah

Smile for me

Smile for me, yeah

Smile for me

Smile for me, yeah

Smile for me

Smile for me

[Verse 7]

Smile for me

Smile for me

Smile for me

'Cause when life gets hard

And you just think

You wanna end it all

Smile for me

When life gets hard

And you can't breathe

You wanna end it all

Smile for me

Smile for me

[Verse 8]

How you feelin' everybody? Hope you had a nice day

Sometimes I feel all alone

Sometimes I can't get away

I feel my life is in danger every night when I pray

So can you do me a favor, smile for me?

[Verse 9]

I don't love you, you don't love me

We should give it up

Wish I felt your body without me getting my feelings touched

People tell me I'm too young and I should live it up

How could you not feel that?

These freaks wanna give it up

[Verse 10]

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

[Verse 11]

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

[Verse 12]

Don't say you feel my pain 'cause I don't even feel myself

Blood rushing through my brain

Sometimes I wanna kill myself

[Verse 13]

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

[Verse 14]

Motion of the ocean's waves capsize me, baptize my frame

Salt water inside my wounds

Still don't know who to blame

[Verse 15]

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Sometimes I feel like giving up

Written by: Dacoury Natche, John Hill, Vince Staples

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