Suffering and Smiling Lyrics

Oh my, oh my

Everyone's awake

And yet we still not safe

Trying to catch a break

Trying to stay sane

Trying to heal the pain

While we make it rain

But I'm just trying to stay alive baby

I'm just trying to stay alive

I'm just trying to be alright baby

I'm just trying to be alright

I leave my house with clothes on

Come back home with panties on

Drive with Jimmy Choo's on

Come back home filled up with bruises

I don't know what's going on

All I know is that I'm triggered

I don't know what's on my skin

Why you trying to pull the trigger

I don't know what's on my mind

I feel like I ain't alive

I don't know what's in my chest

I'm just not alright

I'm just not alright

I'm just suffering and smiling

I'm just suffering and smiling

Yeah I gotta do better

Yeah I gotta do better

I'm just suffering and smiling

I'm just suffering and smiling

Yeah I gotta do better

Yeah I gotta do better

Come on child

That's what they said to me when I was thirteen

You gon be alright

That's what they said to me when I was sixteen

But aye yo ma I ain't your child

I'm just stating for the record

Aye yo pa I ain't your lad

I'm just trying to clear the record

Put that dirty cap down

This ain't no damn coronation

Wipe your eyes and your ears

All I want is your attention

I'm just stating for the record

I ain't one of your own damn kids I mean

I'm just stating for the record

I ain't one of your own damn kids I mean

Just do your damn job

Do your damn job

Get the work done

Do your damn job

Do your damn job

Get the work done

Cuz we ain't suffering and smiling

We ain't suffering and smiling

Yeah we gotta do better

Yeah we gotta do better

We ain't suffering and smiling

We ain't suffering and smiling

Yeah we gotta do better

Yeah we gotta do better

Don't be suffering and smiling

Don't be suffering and smiling

Yeah you gotta do better

Yeah you gotta do better

Don't be suffering and smiling

Don't be suffering and smiling

Yeah you gotta do better

Yeah you gotta do better

Yeah we gotta do better

Yeah we gotta do better

Cuz we ain't suffering and smiling

We ain't suffering and smiling