Scarface, 2Pac, Johnny P - Smile for Me Now lyrics

There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see
That's gon' make it hard to
Smile in the future
But through whatever you see
Through all the rain and the pain
You gotta keep your sense of humor
You gotta be able to smile
Through all this bullshit remember that!
Mmm, yeah, keep ya head up! yeah

Our lifestyles be close-captioned
Addicted to fatal attractions
Pictures of actions be played back
In the midst of mashin'
No fairy tales for this young black male
Some see me stranded in this
Land of hell, jail, and crack sales
Hustlers hardly think of culture
Or the repercussions while bustin'
On backstabbin' vultures
Sellin' my soul for material
Wishes, fast cars, and bitches
Wishin' I live my life a legend
Immortalized in pictures
Why shed tears? Save your sympathy
My childhood years were spent buryin'
My peers in the cemetery
Here's a message to the
Newborns waitin' to breathe if you believe
Then you can achieve: just look at me!
Against all odds
Though life is hard we carry on
Livin' in the projects
Broke with no lights on
To all the seeds that follow me
Protect your essence born with less
But you still precious just smile for me now!

Oh smile, oh won't you smile for me?
(Oh won't you smile for me?)
(Just smile for me now)
Oh won't you smile for me (Smile)
(What you lookin' all sad for?
Nigga, you black, smile for me now)
(All you gotta do is smile)
Oh won't you smile for me
(You ain't got nothin' to be worried about)
(No doubt, smile for me now)
(I want you to smile)
Oh won't you smile for me
(And the next generation)

Now, as I open up my story
With the blaze of your blunts
And you can picture thoughts slowly
Up on phrases I wrote
And I can walk you through
The days that I done
I often wish that I could save everyone
But I'm a dreamer
Have you ever seen a nigga who
Was strong in the game
Overlookin' his tomorrows
And they finally came?
Look back on childhood memories
And I'm still feelin' the pain
Turnin' circles in my 9th grade
Dealin' cocaine
Too many hassles in my local life
Survivin' the strain
And a man without a focus
Life could drive him insane
Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy
Hopin' it change but when I focus on reality
We broke and in chains
Had a dream of livin' wealthy
And makin' it big
Over football chose to cook raw
Wouldn't take but I did
And after all my momma's thankin'
God for blessin' the child
All my momma gots to do now
Is collect it and smile smile!

Oh, won't you smile for me
(Smile for me now)
Oh, won't you smile for me
Oh, won't you smile for me
Oh, won't you smile for me

Fuck the world, as we unloading
Witness furious speeds
Unanswered questions keep us all stressin'
Curious G's backstabbed and bleedin'
Crooked thoughts laced with weed, learnin'
Duckin' stray shots, bullets be hot
They burnin'
Inhale the sherm smoke, visualize the flames
Will I be smothered by my own pain?
Strange whispers, cowards conversate
So quick to diss us
Takin' pictures for the feds in
Desperate hopes they'd get us
Hit us all, give us plenty centuries
Forgive my sins
Since I entered many penitentiaries
The best revenge is "Fuck friends!"
– we military minded soldiers
Bustin' shots blindly, tryin' to find Jehovah
To help me, somebody save me, lost and crazy
Scared to drop a seed hopin'
I ain't cursed my babies
Maybe now niggas feel me now, picture my pain
Embrace my words, make the world change
And still I smile, nigga

Oh, won't you smile for me
(Sometimes you gotta let it feel good)
Oh, won't you smile for me
(Smile for me now)
Oh, won't you smile for me (Oh, smile)
Oh, won't you smile for me
(Smile for me now)
(You know keep ya head up)
Oh, won't you smile for me
(Hey, keep ya head up)
Oh, won't you smile for me
(Oh, keep ya head up)
Oh, won't you smile for me
(2Pac and Scarface keep ya head up)
Oh won't you smile for me
Oh, won't you smile for me