I am not gonna make it   I can see the crowd around me   Is getting bigger, and as it is   I'm trying to figure out   Why I feel so isolated   I have my friends   But don't have much time for them   I have my house   A tiny pocket in my luggage   I have my boyfriend   But he's also so tired of listening to me   Every single day   Seems like a mountain to climb   Every single word   It takes all my strength to get it out   I'm tired of talking about me   But in fact, it's the only thing   I get a grip on      Hey little girl keep on smiling:   Cause they don't want to hear you complaining   You're a lucky girl   Your life's so exciting   So I'll keep on making bad jokes   'Cause you think I'm strong   And it might be the way you like it   Oh how I need you to like me...      I have tried as hard as I can   I have tried to go through 9 to 5   But I was like a train   Between work and bars   Never found out what I was traveling for   Now I have my car   But I ain't got no safe place to go   I still hold my drink   But I'm not as thirsty as before   I have my voice   But I heard lately that people   Don't want to hear sad songs   Every single place   It's all the same to me   Every single face   I know it will be replaced   By another smiley one   Who will also be left soon   Somewhere behind      Hey little girl keep on smiling   'Cause they don't want to hear you complaining   You're a lucky girl   Your life's so exciting   So I'll keep on making bad jokes   'Cause you think I'm strong   And it might be the way you like it   Oh how I need you to like me.      So please now just don't count on me   I can't handle it anymore   And don't ask me why   If you don't want me to lie   But don't be alarmed   Don't you see that I'm just down   Just don't worry    Soon I'll be back on the tracks      Smilin'!   'Cause I'll get tired of complaining   I'm a lucky girl   And I'm doing exactly what I wanted   So I'll keep on making bad jokes   'Cause I need to be strong   It might be my only chance to get out of it   And now I really need to make it !