If you're feeling worried, if you're in a mess When the sum of your life amounts to something less And you're looking out for something to make it all seem clear Just try to be, Try to be patient my dear When you're feeling broken, when you're feeling down Just put on your makeup and take a trip to town Slip away in streetlight, polythene, and pearls And paint it on, Paint it on Paint on a smile for the world There's so many people who think they got it made Grab the first offer that anybody gave But you deserve much better And it'll come, it's true You know I can, You know I can be patient for you And the hesitation I feel is natural, I guess Scared of wanting more and you're scared of getting less But there's no use in hiding, it won't find you, girl So paint it on, Paint it on Paint on a smile for the world And when your world turns around And you're on the way, girl And when your world turns around What am I to do when everything is right There's nothing left for me to say Slip away in streetlight, polythene and pearls And paint it on, Paint it on, Paint on a smile for the world And when your world turns around It'll be a new day And when your world turns around What am I to do when everything is right? There's nothing left for me to say There's little use in hiding, it won't find you, girl So paint it on Paint it on, Paint on a smile for the world Paint on a smile Paint on a smile