Smilin' in the End
REO Speedwagon"Smilin' in the End" is a song by REO Speedwagon, released in 2016 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:24 long and contains 49 lines and 398 words.
0:06Can't really say it's been a good year
0:11I know I'll see better days
0:15Some things that shouldn't have been going on around here
0:19Have been going on anyways
0:22I was face down in a pool of my own self-pity
0:26Gotta pick myself up and get out of this city
0:30Gotta leave before I hurt someone
0:34There's a place somewhere I'm gonna find
0:40Where I can feel safe and leave it all behind
0:45Gonna get away and have myself a little fun
0:51'Cause you can knock me down run me over
0:56Back up and run me down again
0:59You ain't the first - I've been treated worse
1:03Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends
1:06Well you can leave me cold - I'll recover
1:10Say nasty things about my mother
1:13Well you can beat me mistreat me
1:16But guess who'll be smilin' in the end
1:22Playin' in bands since I was a kid
1:25Always part of the brotherhood
1:29But a lonely only child
1:32Only barely understood
1:36I was told I'd never make it so many times before
1:40The best and the brightest had shown me the door
1:44But the more they tried to hold me back the stronger I got
1:50They said my songs were too simple my voice was too weak
1:54Said I was too young too dumb too much of a freak
1:58They thought they could write me off
2:01But there's somethin' they forgot
2:05'Cause you can knock me down run me over
2:10Back up and run me down again
2:13You ain't the first - I've been treated worse
2:16Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends
2:20Well you can leave me cold - I'll recover
2:23Say nasty things about my mother
2:27Well you can beat me mistreat me
2:29But guess who'll be smilin' in the end
2:36I won't say I ain't had my share of good luck
2:45Good luck is fine it just ain't enough
2:52'Cause you can knock me down run me over
2:57Back up and run me down again
3:00You ain't the first - I've been treated worse
3:04Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends
3:07Well you can leave me cold - I'll recover
3:11Say nasty things about my mother
3:14Well you can beat me mistreat me
3:16But guess who'll be smilin' in the end
3:21Guess who'll be smilin' in the end
3:24Guess who'll be smilin' in the end
Can't really say it's been a good year I know I'll see better days Some things that shouldn't have been going on around here Have been going on anyways I was face down in a pool of my own self-pity Gotta pick myself up and get out of this city Gotta leave before I hurt someone There's a place somewhere I'm gonna find Where I can feel safe and leave it all behind Gonna get away and have myself a little fun 'Cause you can knock me down run me over Back up and run me down again You ain't the first - I've been treated worse Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends Well you can leave me cold - I'll recover Say nasty things about my mother Well you can beat me mistreat me But guess who'll be smilin' in the end Playin' in bands since I was a kid Always part of the brotherhood But a lonely only child Only barely understood I was told I'd never make it so many times before The best and the brightest had shown me the door But the more they tried to hold me back the stronger I got They said my songs were too simple my voice was too weak Said I was too young too dumb too much of a freak They thought they could write me off But there's somethin' they forgot 'Cause you can knock me down run me over Back up and run me down again You ain't the first - I've been treated worse Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends Well you can leave me cold - I'll recover Say nasty things about my mother Well you can beat me mistreat me But guess who'll be smilin' in the end I won't say I ain't had my share of good luck Good luck is fine it just ain't enough 'Cause you can knock me down run me over Back up and run me down again You ain't the first - I've been treated worse Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends Well you can leave me cold - I'll recover Say nasty things about my mother Well you can beat me mistreat me But guess who'll be smilin' in the end Guess who'll be smilin' in the end Guess who'll be smilin' in the end
Translation
Select a language to see the translated lyrics.