9th Wonder - Refuse To Smile lyrics

INTRO The sun is in the sky but I refuse to smile (sample) Mommy I hope you still smiling....it's your son, still shine but I refuse to smile! VERSE 1! The goes the phone alarm / then the morning yawn / Followed by that groggy walk / wish I could sleep some more / I shower with thought hoping nothing will go wrong / A black slave that can't escape this rat race / I'm late for the office / and already exhausted / The heavy traffic equals the weight of the problems / I carry cos maths only educate on x / You think it's early for that? / Not for everyone man / I fail to understand how whites fake it for blacks / Gaining more wealth / while our race is jobless / Can't maintain and afford this expensive life / Credit is high / babies die it makes me cry / What does it take to smile? / Nelson's was perfectly wide / While racism is alive / It makes me angry inside / But just a friendly smile then everything is fine! HOOK! The sun is in the sky but I refuse to smile (sample) Rest in peace Sitho (02 May 1992 - 27 March 2013) We still shining out here man, it's still shining in my world! VERSE 2! The sun is in the sky / still struggling to smile / A hungry child that was blessed with a hustling mind / Cos mommy survived bellow poverty lines / So funny that I ain't even laughed in a while / Giggle to this tune ha, ha if the feeling is mutual / I get a chance to smile each minute I refuse one / I don't even get how Chester Missing amuse ya / A serious dude who's just building a future / When I'm at home I'm found to always be so down / Low to the ground / mostly with folks around / Known to frown / I could smile if you showed me how / If there is ever time to I'm told it's now / With 23 approaching / I feel a bit older / I need to focus / The reason I'm a loner is I feel no one but me and the mirror are closer man! HOOK! The sun is in the sky but I refuse to smile (sample) Even my friend refuses to smile man! VERSE 3! From morning to mid-day / been longing for a grinned face / Well I know it takes more muscles to keep straight / "Just smile a little" I'm ignoring that cliché / Don't need a reason to smile / but I'm inquisitive why / Why am I living this life? / It's a blessing, is it? / I ain't pessimistic / I'm just bad at grinning / It has been a minute for which since I had a reason / I'm mostly an angry kid / A joke a medicine / a dose imperative / But I lead a serious lifestyle / Ridiculous I ain't smile since Jesus was my guide / But I realized God is me inside / I'm personally blessed with breath and heart in my chest / I gotta relax / and just take it easy / Play some Wizzy / Nah I ain't that cheesy! HOOK! The sun is in the sky but I refuse to smile (sample) It ain't hard to smile man, we just don't wanna try! OUTRO Akg man, let's just smile yo.... It's Chef Toast.....PEACE!!! Credits Released Feb 2014! Written by Thomas @ChefToast Mphahlele! Produced by 9th Wonder! Recorded at Life Sentence Records! Mixed and mastered by Patmedic!