Can't really say its been a good year, I know I've seen better days Some things that shouldnt have been going on around here been going on anyways See, I was face down in a pool of my own self pity Gotta pick myself up, get outta this city Gotta leave before I hurt someone There's a place somewhere I'm gonna find Where I can feel safe, leave it all behind Gonna get away, have myself a little fun
Cause you can knock me down, run me over Back up and run me down again You ain't the first, I been treated worse Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends
Well you can leave me cold, I'll recover Say nasty things about my mother You can beat me, mistreat me But guess who'll be Smilin' In The End
Playin' in bands since I was a kid Always part of the brotherhood A lonely only child, only barely understood I was told I'd never make it so many times before The best and the brightest had shown me the door But the more they tried to hold me back, the stronger I got They said my songs were too simple, my voice was too weak I was too young, too dumb, too much of a freak They thought they could write me off, there's something they forgot
Oh, you can knock me down, run me over Back up and run me down again You ain't the first, I been treated worse Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends
Well you can leave me cold, I'll recover Say nasty things about my mother You can beat me, mistreat me But guess who'll be Smilin' In The End
I won't say I ain't had my share of good luck Hey, good luck is fine, it just ain't enough
Cause you can knock me down, run me over Back up and run me down again You ain't the first, I been treated worse Guess I oughta be more careful choosing my friends
Well you can leave me cold, I'll recover Say nasty things about my mother You can beat me, mistreat me But guess who'll be Smilin' In The End
Guess who'll be smilin' in the end... Guess who'll be smilin in the end.