Smile

I have been feeling a touch guilty about venting in yesterday's post.  But I guess that is the way life goes... some days you are up; some days not so much.

I was invited to dad's care home this evening for an "evening of entertainment".  Well, easy on the "evening"... some were nodding off fifteen minutes in!  In all seriousness... it was lovely to hear the choir sing around the piano  (and now I am using the word 'lovely'... so perhaps I should be selecting a bed as well?).  I got a teeny bit teary eyed when they sang "I Still Call Australia Home".  That song has always tugged at my heart strings, but never has it been so poignant as it is now.

Now, maybe I have been living under a rock... no, I know I have been!  I have never heard the song, Smile.  In a Google search, I see it has been covered by everyone from Nat King Cole to Michael Jackson.  They sang the song within a medley this evening and in listening to the lyrics, I thought the song quite timely.  In second thought, I do believe I have heard the song before, but I've never really listened to it.  So here are the lyrics... and here is me signing off with a smile ;)

Smile

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile

That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile