Difranco, Ani - Smiling Underneath Lyrics






I don't mind waiting in line, no, no
I don't mind if the bills pile up and the work is slow
I don't mind the gas or the groceries or the grind
Long as I'm with you I'm having a good time

I don't mind the stoner waiter or the poorly cooked food
I don't mind little miss kitty or her knuckle head dude
I don't mind if every last person here is ugly and rude
Long as I'm with you I got good attitude, long as I'm with you

We could be stuck in traffic for over a week
With a car full of quintuplets who are all cutting teeth
And around my neck could be a flaming Christmas wreath
And I'd be smiling under, smiling underneath

I don't mind waking up early for a flight that's delayed
I don't mind our week's vacation was chilly and gray
I don't mind the traffic cops or the TSA
Long as I'm with you I'm having a good day, long as I'm with you

I don't mind spilling my hot sauce onto my white shirt
I don't mind the twinge when I walk in that knee that I hurt
I don't mind if my gums peeling back or my hair getting thin
Long as I'm with you I win, long as I'm with you

We could be stuck in traffic for over a week
With a car full of quintuplets who are all cutting teeth
And around my neck could be a flaming Christmas wreath
And I'd be smiling under, smiling under, smiling underneath





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  1. E.... B....

    I have slowly discovered Ani in 2019 after largely writing her off (in my ignorance) way back in the early 1990s. What a treasure she is.

  2. K.... M....

    I smile underneath the actual smile because my teeth are a mess and I need them repaired. Funny. Truth though. I do smile all the time although I am not smiling and it's just subsconscience at work.

  3. K.... M....

    "BEEP: She doesn't mind the stoned waiter or the toilet cooked food because she is only with you and she doesn't mind which is a true love while the bills stack up "AS LONG AS I"M WITH YOU, I"M HAVING A GOOD DAY" and I know this to be true as I know what is like like smiling underneath all the chaos only because I was with her.

  4. R.... L....

    Had the privilege of experiencing  this immensely talented, hyper individual in British Columbia.   My booking was by mistake, did not know my age exceeded the majority of fans by 30 or 40 years.   I was very out of place except for my appreciation of this exceedingly talented individual.   Karma