Having listened to the simply MARVELLOUS Lily Allen album soooooo many times over the past few weeks it suddenly struck me that the first song, Smile, reminds me of someone.
“When you first left me
I was wanting more
But you were fucking that girl next door
What’d you do that for.?
Wwhen you first left me
I didnt know what to say
I’d never been on my own that way
Just sat by myself all day
I was so lost back then
but with a little help from my friends
I found the light in the tunnel at the end
Now youre calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
It’s only because you’re feeling alone
At first when I see you cry
Yeah it makes me smile
Yeah it makes me smile
At worst I feel bad for a while
But then I just smile
I go ahead and smile
Whenever you see me
You say that you want me back
And I tell you it dont mean jack
No it dont mean jack
I couldnt stop laughing
No I jus couldnt help myself
See you messed up my mental health
I was quite unwell
I was so lost back then
But with a little help from my friends
I found the light in the tunnel at the end
Now youre calling me up on the phone
So you can have a little whine and a moan
It’s only because you’re feeling alone
At first when I see you cry
Yeah it makes me smile
Yeah it makes me smile
At worst I feel bad for awhile
But then I jus smile
I go ahead and smile”
There we go. Excellent.