You Am I - PLEASE DON'T ASK ME TO SMILE lyrics

I used to hold open the door for a girl

And she called me a wimp

She said there just isn't need to be so fucking polite

I politely agreed with her I think she was right

It just never entered my mind

That at 12 it all came down to chosing sides

You said that I'd die if I had nothing to do

Put a drink in my hand and I'll talk to anything that moves

I just refuse to give you what you think will make things right

Justifying hate when you've lost the will to fight

Would it be really in touch with the times

To put somebody down for choosing sides

And she said, show us them teeth

Give us them braces

Show us that dental work

That puts fear in 12 year old faces

I could make you feel

Even half worthwhile

Just please don't ask me to smile

And at times when it still feels right

I still hold open the door for a girl and I'll back down from a fight

And if there just isn't need to be so polite

At least it helps me sleep easier at night

It just never entered my mind

That it ever should come down to choosing sides

And she said, show us them teeth

Give us them braces

Show us that dental work

That puts fear in 12 year old faces

I could prove to you

That I do or don't get high

Just please don't ask me to smile