Jonah Greene - Smile for Me Lyrics

Listen to me, I came up from nothing in my hometown
Some people rarely payed attention still I'm hurting now
Moma raising 3 kids all on her own
Moma scrapping money tryna keep our bellies full
Remember them kids use to bully me bad
But teachers still impressed with the smile I had
But in reality that's the only thing I had
Just to keep my self going when my days went bad but now
They all see that I'm grown now
And plus I got the Jesus in my heart now
Tryna be a little light in these kids life
That use to be like me in them low nights
Wish somebody was there for me when my days were cold
They don't understand little me so broke
Feeling like I should take my own life and go
But someone paved the way and gave me hope
I know some of y'all in the same isle
I See you tryna find another way out
But in reality you can't seem to get out
So you on them thangs getting strung out
I wanna say don't you ever give out on life
Your better days are ahead living out your life
By the spirit let the counselor guide your life
Tell Satan you ain't ever giving up this fight let's go

I see your eyes full of tears now, feeling low tryna kill the pain
Can you smile for me - oh yeah- can you smile for me- oh yeah can you smile for me
When your days feeling so long
And you feeling like hope is gone could you smile for me
Oh yeah can you smile for me
Oh yeah can you smile for me

I remember watching BET
Tryna be like them rappers on the TV screen
Iced out, fresh kicks, and a brand new whip
Top off, girl by my side (But i keep cruising)
Growing up that's the life I know
Tryna be a man living out this life alone
Wish to please people but that only made me low
No one told me in life I was made for more
So I, heard the truth and gave my life to Christ
And started telling everyone about my life
Then I went around my own neighborhood
Telling all my people God is good He's still good now
He took my pain and He made me new
Then I followed Jesus and from there I grew
I know you feeling down and lost if you only knew
He's the only one that got me through- smile for me now

Head up would you smile for me yeah
Feel the vibe won't you smile for me yeah
I know it's hard can you smile for me yeah
Lost it all still smile for me yeah