Gotta Smile

[Intro]
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[Pre-Chorus: Zach Paradis]
I know the sun don't shine every morning
And I can't hide back from the clouds
Good and the bad both come without warning
But even when I don't know how

[Chorus: Zach Paradis]
I still gotta smile, regardless
Through the ups and downs and between
I still gotta smile, regardless
When I can't control anything
I still gotta smile, regardless
Regardless, regardless
I still gotta smile, regardless
Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, yeah

[Verse 1: Corey Wise]
Look out the window this morning
Yep, it's rain again
Just another reason for me to sink back in pain again
Fall back in my shame again, find someone to blame again
Who knew the weight of the world would sit on my chest and cave it in?
I've got a box of dreams that always get crushed
Every time I get up, I get punched in my gut
My first instinct: "Give up", will I ever live up
To expectations, the complications? That's stiffing me up
But, which one is God: Jesus or my depression?
Do I worship Satan's lies or take joy in the resurrection?
E-ternity lies in the balance of my selection
Will I live a free life, or be shackled by false protection?
Sometimes, my mind is a canvas with splattered paint
But beauty is in the chaos, though trouble can make it fade
Feels like three-hundred miles since I've been in the wild, Father
You see a child but I still gotta smile

[Pre-Chorus: Zach Paradis]
I know the sun don't shine every morning
And I can't hide back from the clouds
Good and the bad both come without warning
But even when I don't know how

[Chorus: Zach Paradis]
I still gotta smile, regardless
Through the ups and downs and betweens
I still gotta smile, regardless
When I can't control anything
I still gotta smile, regardless
Regardless, regardless
I still gotta smile, regardless
Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, yeah

[Verse 2: Corey Wise]
Look at the heavens this morning: yep, it's paid again
Everyday, I'm saved again from battles that I'm wagin' and
When my demons weighin' in, condemnation cage me in
Call on Jesus name again, the only one to kill sin
Stuck in a cycle of self-pity and anger
Knew my heart was in danger, felt useless like broken hangers
Right then, I pictured a manger, cryin' in it, my savior
He would grow to a man, just to die for a stranger
But, You know me when I don't know myself
You found purpose in me, even in the middle of hell
Could have been in the grave, could have end up in jail
But somehow I've put myself in a spiritual cell, yeah
Jesus the key to my freedom, it's been a while
Lord, you died for the meek; Lord, you rose for the mild
Lord, I trust when You speak; Lord, You still know your child
So even in the storms, I

[Chorus: Zach Paradis]
I still gotta smile, regardless
Through the ups and downs and betweens
I still gotta smile, regardless
When I can't control anything
I still gotta smile, regardless
Regardless, regardless
I still gotta smile, regardless
Ooh-oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh, yeah