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Saturday Songsuasion #21 with Kirk Franklin

Posted on January 11, 2014

JAmericanSpice shared this song recently on Monday’s Music Moves Me. Actually, she may have shared it a couple of times with us over the past year. That’s cool! The thing is, this song is one of those feel-good tunes that makes you wanna smile even when you think you can’t.

I Smile song lyrics

I dedicate this song to recession,
depression and unemployment.
This song’s for you.
 
Today’s a new day, but there is no sunshine.
Nothing but clouds, and it’s dark in my heart
and it feels like a cold night.
Today’s a new day, where are my blue skies,
where is the love and the joy that you promised me
you tell me it’s alright.
 
(I’ll be honest with you)
I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain,
fell from heaven like a shower now.
 
(When I think how much better I’m gonna be when this is over)
I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
I know God is working so I smile,
Even though I’ve been here for a while (what you do?)
I smile, smile..
it’s so hard to look up when you’ve been down.
Sure would hate to see you give up now
You look so much better when you smile, so smile.
 
Today’s a new day, but there is no sunshine.
Nothing but clouds, and it’s dark in my heart,
and it feels like a cold night.
Today’s a new day, but tell me where are my blue skies,
where is the love and the joy that you promised me
you tell me it’s alright.
 
(the truth is)
I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain (the holy ghost power, yo)
fell from heaven like a shower now.
 
I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
I know God is working so I smile,
Even though I’ve been here for a while
I smile, smile..
it’s so hard to look up when you’ve been down.
Sure would hate to see you give up now
You look so much better when you smile.
 
Smile.. for me
Can you just smile… for me.
Smile.. for me
Can you just smile… for me.
 
ohohoh you look so much better when you
ohohoh you look so much better when you
ohohoh you look so much better when you
ohohoh you look so much better when you
ohohoh you look so much better when you
(and while your waiting)
ohohoh you look so much better when you
(and while your praying)
ohohoh you look so much better when you
(look in the mirror)
ohohoh you look so much better when you
(always remember)
You look so much better when you smile
 
I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain (but the holy ghost power, yo)
fell from heaven like a shower now.
 
I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
I know God is working so I smile,
Even though I’ve been here for a while
I smile, smile..
it’s so hard to look up when you’ve been down.
Sure would hate to see you give up now.
You look so much better when you smile.
so smile.
 
ohohoh (Dallas) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (New Orleans) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (Clevland) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (Detroit) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (Philay) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (Jersey) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (L.A) you look so much better when you
ohohoh (all my people say) you look so much better when you
smile…
 
See I just don’t want you to be happy
’cause you gotta have something happening.
I want you to have joy
’cause can’t nobody take that away from you.
I see you. SMILE!!
 
**lyrics borrowed AZLyrics**

Thank you for taking time out of your weekend to listen to the music on Saturday Songsuasion!

I hope you enjoyed your visit. In fact, I hope you enjoyed it so much that you cannot wait to tell your friends. Go ahead, hit the share (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) button! You know you wanna. 😉

 

I hope to see you on the dance floor with Monday’s Music Moves Me with the rest of the 4M crew. Until then, have a sensational Saturday!


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1 thought on “Saturday Songsuasion #21 with Kirk Franklin”

  1. Rory Bore says:
    January 12, 2014 at 5:10 am

    I remember this one — great song. very uplifting and positive.

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