i remember how it used to be
and all the things you said to me
you always taught me right from wrong
(wrong from right, right from wrong)
till you went on a killing spree
and killed your family
why is this the way things have to be
tell me

oh mr. smiley
how could it be [bad word] the things they say that they knew
i can't believe it
what has happened to you
i took my time
while thinking it through
digging for facts
believing in you
oh mr. smiley
would you give me a clue
why they said it was you
i can't accept it
tell me it's not [bad word] 'cause you were once so good to me
oh mr. smiley, tell me how it could be

you always had a smile on your face (so big)
i never thought you'd be a criminal case
till i saw your face on my tv
was it just for entertainment
'cause now you face solitary confinement (in jail)
why is the way things have to be
tell me

oh mr. smiley
how could it be [bad word] the things they say that they knew
i can't believe it
what has happened to you
i took my time
while thinking it through
digging for facts
believing in you
oh mr. smiley
would you give me a clue
why they said it was you
i can't accept it
tell me it's not [bad word] 'cause you were once so good to me
oh mr. smiley, tell me how it could be