babada babada 
babadadaba
babada babada 
babadadaba

when a frown
is the best can do
when you ' re down 
( when you ' re down  )
when you ' re down in a bad place
you with the sad face

when you ' re stuck
( when you ' re stuck )
when you ' re fallind apart
in [bad word] 
( in [bad word] )
yeah you ' re stuck whith excuses
oh baby i ' m useless
( don ' t you make me frown )

boys will be boys ,
girls will be girls
it ' s a mixed up ,
melted up ,
messed up world

are you taking the mick ?
cos ain ' t life a [bad word] sometimes

you gotta keep smiling
through the thunder and lightning
you gotta keep trying
don ' t cry before you ' re hurt
you gotta keep smiling
through the thunder and lightning
you gotta keep fighting
cos things caan ' t
things can ' t get much worse

you take a break
( take a break )
take a day to relax
get away
( get away )
get way to the sunshine
throw me a lifeline

when life is hard
( life is hard )
when life is just unfair
we ' ll have a laugh
( have a laugh )
have a lough at the rat race
we ' ll make a new place 
( don ' t you make me frown )

boys will be boys ,
girls will be girls
it ' s a mixed up ,
melted up ,
messed up world

are you taking the mick ?
cos ain ' t life a [bad word] sometimes

you gotta keep smiling
through the thunder and lightning
you gotta keep trying
don ' t cry before you ' re hurt
you gotta keep smiling
through the thunder and lightning
you gotta keep trying
because things caan ' t
things can ' t get much worse
things can ' t get much worse
things can ' t get much worse

babada babada 
babadadaba
babada babada 
babadadaba

you gotta keep smiling oh yeah

you gotta keep smiling
through the thunder and lightning
you gotta keep trying
don ' t cry before you ' re hurt
you gotta keep smiling
through the thunder and lightning
you gotta keep trying
because things caan ' t
things can ' t get much worse
things can ' t get much worse
things can ' t get much worse