Smile and Nod

I take the same route every single day

Past familiar faces what can I say

Keep my head up high when I walk on through

Playing it cool like I got nothing to prove

Sometimes I catch a glimpse, pretend I don't see

Act like everything's exactly how it should be

But underneath my smile there's more to this tale

Just breathe in deep never let my face fail

When our circles overlap, what can you do

Just keep it moving like we're strangers that's true

Smile and nod like we both don't know

Keep it surface level let it flow

Smile and nod, that's just how it goes

What lies beneath it? Nobody knows

Nobody knows nobody knows

Mutual friends ask me How you been

I keep it vague, say Life's good my friend

They mention your name I maintain my pace

Years of practice keeping straight my face

Remember back when things weren't this way

Before the silence had so much to say

Now we're like actors in our own play

Each scene perfectly crafted day by day

When paths cross in this small town stage

Just flip the script to another page

Smile and nod like we both don't know

Keep it surface level let it flow

Smile and nod that's just how it goes

What lies beneath it Nobody knows

Nobody knows nobody knows

Some things are better left unsaid

Some roads are better left untread

But in quiet moments late at night

I wonder if we'll ever make it right

Smile and nod like we both don't know

Keep it surface level let it flow

Smile and nod that's just how it goes

What lies beneath it Nobody knows

Nobody knows

What lies beneath it

Nobody knows