Put on a Smile Lyrics
Oh, lookie here, fellas
Take it from your Uncle Bootsy
Ain't no shame beggin' in the rain
Tell her how you really feel
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
[Verse 1: Anderson .Paak]
I could pretend when I'm out with my friends
I ain't thinkin' about you
I could pretend like I ain't in my feelings
But that ain't true, nah (Nah)
When I called you out your name
That was my ego, my pride and pain
I should be a movie star
The way I play the part like everything's okay
[Pre-Chorus: Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak]
Oh, now I try to be the life of the party
All night, buying shots for everybody
But it's all just an act (Yeah) 'cause I can't have you back (Yeah)
Without you, I've been goin' crazy
[Chorus: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Both]
Tryna put on a smile (Put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin'
But Lord knows I'm dyin', dyin'
Tryna put on a smile, smile (Put on a smile)
Ooh, out here smilin' like a fool
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for was
You, you, you
You, you, you, you, you
You
If I could turn back the hands on my Rollie, you know I would
I would've spent all my time makin' sure that my baby good
I'm tryin' hard to hide the shame
I know I'm playin' a dangerous game
But since you been gone, I ain't been the same
There's only so much a man can fake
[Pre-Chorus: Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak]
Oh, now I try to be the life of the party
All night, buying shots for everybody
But it's all just an act (Yeah) 'cause I can't have you back (Yeah)
Without you, I've been goin' crazy
[Chorus: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Both]
Tryna put on a smile (Put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin'
But Lord knows I'm dyin', dyin'
Tryna put on a smile, smile (Put on a smile)
Baby, out here smilin' like a fool
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby, you're the only thing worth smilin' for
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for was
You, you, you
I'm tryna put on a smile (Put on a smile)
Oh-oh, tryna fight these tears from cryin'
But Lord knows I'm dyin' (Put on a smile)
I'm smilin' like a fool
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby, you're the only thing worth smilin' for
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Oh, the only thing worth smilin' for was
You, you, you
You, you, you, you, you
About
“Put On A Smile” is the sixth song from R&B duo Silk Sonic’s, An Evening with Silk Sonic. It is a slow-paced, sad love song, where the lyrics go in almost a different direction from other tracks on the album where the duo sing about how they need their significant other instead of portraying themselves as “players”.
Mars and .Paak co-wrote the song signifying the only song solely written by Silk Sonic. It was produced by Mars while .Paak’s signature drumming style is heard.
Q&A
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Mars: “I had a song that I played for Andy and I said, ‘What do you think about this?’ and he said, ‘It sucks.’ I start singing it again and he gets behind the drums and that’s when the magic happens. So we come up with this hook and these chords and that’s when we start cooking, when everything starts moving in the studio. The song’s starting to sound real good now. I don’t wanna mess it up, so I call Babyface. I only call Face to know if I got something good, you know, ’cause he’ll tell me too, ‘This is wack.’ For all of us to finish that record together, that was one of my favorite experiences on this album.”
- VIA Apple Music
