Smile

[Intro] Sometimes a line just falls from the sky And finds you in the morning light [Verse 1] Packed into another crowded day Even breathing feels a little hard Everybody staring at the floor Passing by without a word Then I saw some letters through the straps On a wrinkled white T-shirt “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer someone else up.” Almost sounded like a joke [Pre-Chorus] And I thought Yeah, maybe that’s true What a simple thing to say [Chorus] Instead of forcing a smile I tried to make somebody smile And somehow I smiled too You don’t have to change the world Just the person right in front of you The kindness given almost by accident Travels farther than you know [Verse 2] Nothing special happened that day I just held a door at the store One quiet “thank you” was enough To warm a place inside my heart I can’t say I’m living for others I’m not that noble of a man But when I lifted up my eyes The world looked different somehow [Pre-Chorus] A little warmth I never meant to send Found its way back home again [Chorus] Instead of forcing a smile I tried to make somebody smile And somehow I smiled too You don’t need a grand purpose You don’t need a reason why The kindness given almost by accident Leaves a trace that stays behind [Bridge] Inside a crowded morning train Nobody knows anyone at all But a single sentence somehow Can change the shape of a day I can’t thank that stranger now I don’t even know his name But I know the feeling keeps on moving Somewhere down the line [Last Chorus] Instead of forcing a smile I tried to make somebody smile Before I knew it, I was smiling too You don’t have to be stronger You’re already enough as you are The kindness you offered without thinking Was the thing that rescued you [Outro] You don’t have to do it for someone else And still it finds its way