Smile – English Lyrics

• By: Morgan Wallen
• Album: I'm The Problem

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt narrative of Morgan Wallen's 'Smile,' a poignant country ballad that beautifully captures the bittersweet emotions of love, loss, and acceptance. Through its raw and vulnerable lyrics, listeners can explore nuanced storytelling, making it an excellent song for understanding emotional depth in English songwriting.

[English]

[TV VOICE] DON'T GO ANYWHERE, YOUR NEW YEAR'S EVE

SPECIAL CONTINUES AFTER THE BREAK.

[APPLAUSE]

ALRIGHT, READY?

SHOW TIME, LET'S GO!

[MUSIC]

[AUDIO FEEDBACK]

- WAIT TILL WE GIVE YOU THE GO-AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE CAMERA.

ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?

AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE.

PEOPLE WILL LOVE THAT.

AND LOOK TO THE TELEPROMPTER.

IT'LL LEAD YOU THE REST OF THE WAY.

- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UP NEXT, ONE OF THE MOST

POPULAR POP STARS IN THE WORLD,

SINGING HIS HIT SONG, "LOVE SOMEBODY."

MR. MORGAN WALLEN.

[APPLAUSE]

♪♪♪

[VOCALIZING]

♪ I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME ♪

♪ YOU LOOKED AS HAPPY AS YOU DID TONIGHT ♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ YOUR TIPSY FRIEND GRABBED THAT BARTENDER ♪

♪ GAVE HIM HER PHONE AND PULLED US OVER THERE WITH HER ♪

♪ HE COUNTED TO THREE ♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ AND BABY I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT SIDE OF YOU IN FOREVER ♪

♪ AND I HATE IT'S THE TRUTH BUT ♪

♪ BABY YOU NEVER DO ♪

♪ WHEN WE'RE ALONE TOGETHER ♪

♪ IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILE ♪

♪ GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S BEEN A WHILE ♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILE ♪

♪ EVEN IF IT WAS [VOCALIZING] JUST FOR THE PICTURE ♪

♪♪♪

♪ THEY SAY A PICTURE’S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS ♪

♪ BUT YOU AIN’T SAID ONE SINCE YOU WOKE UP ♪

♪ SILLY ME THINKIN’ WE COULD MAKE IT WORK ♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ CAN YOU BLAME ME FOR GETTING MY HOPES UP ♪

♪ ♪

♪ YOU KNOW IT TOOK ME RIGHT BACK ♪

♪ TO HOW IT USED TO BE ♪

♪ BABY SEEING US LIKE THAT ♪

♪ IS STILL A LITTLE BITTERSWEET ♪

♪♪♪

♪ BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILE ♪

♪ GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S BEEN A WHILE ♪

♪ IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILE ♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ EVEN IF IT WAS JUST FOR THE PICTURE ♪

♪♪♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ IF SOMEONE WERE TO SEE THIS THEY’D THINK EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT ♪

♪ AT LEAST WE GOT A PRETTY LITTLE MOMENT FROZEN IN TIME ♪

♪ IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILE ♪

♪ GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S BEEN A WHILE ♪

♪ IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU SMILE ♪

♪ EVEN IF IT WAS [VOCALIZING] JUST FOR THE PICTURE ♪

♪ EVEN IF IT WAS [VOCALIZING] JUST FOR THE PICTURE ♪

♪♪♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪♪♪ [VOCALIZING]

- MORGAN WALLEN EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE]

HELP ME COUNT DOWN. FIVE, FOUR, THREE, FOUR, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[APPLAUSE]

[APPLAUSE AND CHEER]

[MUSIC AND CHEER DISSOLVE OUT]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to have an expression on your face that shows happiness or amusement noun - an expression on your face that shows happiness or amusement
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child. noun - a term of endearment.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman.
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction. noun - an act of directing one's gaze.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for.
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true.
phone /foʊn/ A2	noun - a telephone.
words /wɜːrdz/ A2	noun - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
wake /weɪk/ B1	verb - to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ B1	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable.
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - having no one else present; solitary.
bittersweet /ˌbɪtərˈswiːt/ B2	adjective - arousing pleasure mingled with sadness or pain.

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't remember the last time you looked as happy as you did tonight

  ➔ Comparison (as...as), Past Simple

  ➔ The sentence uses the 'as...as' structure to compare how happy someone looked tonight versus a previous time. 'As happy as you did tonight' highlights the level of happiness being compared to the happiness level 'tonight'.

• Baby you never do when we're alone together

  ➔ Present Simple, Subordinate Clause (when)

  ➔ This sentence implies a habitual action that doesn't occur when they are alone. 'When we're alone together' introduces a specific circumstance where the aforementioned action ('you never do') is absent.

• Girl you know it's been a while

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous, Contraction

  ➔ 'It's been a while' indicates that a period of time has passed since something last happened or was experienced. It implies a duration without being specific.

• They say a picture's worth a thousand words

  ➔ Present Simple (general truth), Possessive ('s)

  ➔ This is a common idiom expressing that a single image can convey a complex message or emotion. The 's in 'picture's' indicates possession: the worth belongs to the picture.

• But you ain't said one since you woke up

  ➔ Present Perfect Negative (colloquial), Subordinate Clause (since)

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a colloquial contraction of 'have not' (in this context, relating to the Present Perfect). 'Since you woke up' indicates the starting point from which no words have been spoken.

• Silly me thinkin' we could make it work

  ➔ Gerund (thinkin'), Modal Verb (could), Ellipsis

  ➔ 'Thinkin'' is a gerund functioning as part of the phrase, indicating a continuous action. 'Could make it work' expresses a past possibility that didn't materialize. Ellipsis occurs, implying 'it was silly of me'.

• Can you blame me for getting my hopes up?

  ➔ Modal Verb (can), Preposition + Gerund (for getting)

  ➔ 'Can you blame me' is a rhetorical question that seeks understanding or justification. 'For getting my hopes up' uses the structure 'preposition + gerund' to explain the reason for the possible blame.