Survival With A Smile

"Let's all laugh at the funny man"

Let's all laugh at the funny man a comedian

A master crafter of sleight of hand

The joke is what really lies beneath

A pain he's trained to hide so people can't see

His survival is a smile

Pulling tricks with a twitch in his eye

Crowd roars but his silence is dry

Every laugh is armor every bit rehearsed

He cracks a joke before it hurts

Smile for survival laugh through the ache

If they see you cry it's a big mistake

So he jokes even when it's vile

That's the mask That's the style

Survival with a smile

They never asked if he was okay

They just needed him to light the day

Put him on like a late-night show

No one stays when the curtains close

He remembers punchlines more than names

And bottles up the harder days

Wrote a skit about his dad then cried between takes

But they laughed That's what it takes

Smile for survival laugh through the ache

If they see you cry it's a big mistake

So he jokes even when it's vile

That's the mask That's the style

Survival with a smile

"Isn't he hilarious?"

Painted grin paper thin

Punch drunk truth in the middle of a spin

Dancing on the edge of a breakdown mile

He's got survival

Survival with a smile

"Funny isn't it?"