Why do we frown?Is it something within usOr in the world at large?Maybe it's both, y'allSadness deep insideSomething we can't hideWe yearn for the past but it's not thereAnd it makes me frownYeah, it makes me frownYou look at the newsAlways giving me the bluesWar, death and chaosAll around me nowAnd the media's controlledPeople do just what they're toldJust want to stand up and yell, Is anybody out there?'Cause it makes me frownYeah, it makes me frownIt's hard to find hopeBut maybe we can learn to copeBy listening to one anotherIt's a trust thing'Cause I know that you have feared'Cause I know the end is nearBut just lend an earAnd we can make it happen'Cause it makes me frownMakes everybody frownOh, I know it can get hardWhen you look out your backyardSee the ozone falling apart before youAnd recycling's a bitchI've got just one wish(That his children won't grow up in a freakin' trash can)A piano's all I gotAnd I know that ain't a lotMusic has the powerTo change the futureSo what do you think'Bout my message of hope?Better get with the programBefore it's too late, y'allSo if you wanna start right nowYou better take that fuckin' frownBetter turn it upside downJust give in to loveYeah, give in to loveGive it up for loveAmen to loveIt's gotta be loveOr it'll make you frownAh, it makes us frownAh, it makes me frown'Cause it makes me frown
Lyrics by Ben Folds
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