By the Way

I'm smiling in the afternoon I've got a lot to do And it's a beautiful day Walking with the confidence and the common sense That I've had since last May Following after you Feels like I've covered every longitude Doing what I have to do and never doing it again Feeling like I walked away from the saddest taste And you're my favorite flavor A little cherry lemonade and a tiny hint that I couldn't savor Following after you Feels like I've covered every longitude Doing what I have to do and never doing it again By the way, I'm still the same Everything you ran away from is still here Laughing at me, making faces I'm still the same, by the way And I know what you'll say when you hear this I can picture the look on your face And I'm glad I don't have to see it 'Cause seeing it wouldn't make me happy anyway And I know what you'll say when you hear this I can picture the look on your face And I'm glad I don't have to see it 'Cause seeing it wouldn't make me happy anyway By the way, I'm still the same Everything you ran away from is still here Laughing at me, making faces I'm still the same, by the way I'm smiling in the afternoon I've got a lot to do And it's a beautiful day By the way Walking with the confidence and the common sense That I've had since last May Following after you Feels like I've covered every longitude