My baby asked me, "why aren't you smiling?" He told me to turn my frown upside down
He can see that I'm fumbling and falling, not quite lost but I sure ain't found
Oh-way-oh - o o o oohhh, oh-way-oh
My baby asked me, "why are you moping? Come outside and sit in the sun"
He can see that I'm wishing and hoping, to find that place where I still have fun
I don't need to put on a mask for you. You see it in my eyes what I'm going through
My mind is black when my heart is blue
Oh-way-oh - o o o oohhh, oh-way-oh
My baby asked me, "why are you crying?" He's kissing my tears as they're tumbling down
He can see that I ain't good at lying. Can't say I'm floating when I feel like I'll drown
I don't need to put on a mask for you. You see it in my eyes what I'm going through
My mind is black when my heart is blue
Don't ask me to smile, I haven't felt like it in quite a while - Don't ask me to smile
Oh-way-oh - o o o oohhh, oh-way-oh
Oh-way-oh - o o o oohhh, oh-way-oh
My baby asked me, "are you now grinning? It's good to see that gleam back in your eyes"
I told him my head is no longer spinning, I told him I love you and it's no surprise
That I don't need to put on a mask for you. I see it in your eyes that your love is true
You'll be there for me, and I'll be there for you
So ask me to smile, I hadn't felt like it in quite a while, So ask me to smile
So ask me to smile, So ask me to smile, So ask me to smile