K’naan - Smile lyrics
We had some trouble with this lyric originally, but with some needed corrections by Djibriil, help through museke.com - as well we had some helpful pointers by Christian James we got the correct lyrics. 
My tragedy’s different
My life’s deep, listen,
Gotta bail, I’m limpin
Walked outta hell’s kitchen
Why bother cherishin’
My past is everything , wrong, and my arrogance
Walk down the stairs pissin’
Cop us cuz they’re bitchin’
life isnt fair, singin’
Blues and my rap drippin’
Ooze out the blood
Sinkin deep down to earth
thinking leave out a nerp chicken
I should run, forfit, and everything I know LISTEN,
I was
The misdirected
I was
The least expected
Hop on
And get rejected
Walk on
And feel neglected
I feel
Like im the message
Unheard
But Im the message
Im the last prolific remaining offer from the gutter
SHOT
was my girlfriend
when
We was younger
her
I was scarred yo
Bullets
I survived though
Death
It’s came easy
Truth
the games needs me
Never let them see me down, smile while Im bleeding
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
Plenty single mothers cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
to my man Kareem in prison
I can’t speak your name
It hurt me that you never listened
It cant be the same
I had to grow my intuision
Had me deep in pain
Cause i knew my options were either broke or the prison chains
I can’t do it
I can’t see it, look
Damnit, I can’t blow it
I got a judge tellin me my lifes key
they will throw it
nuh-uh, no sir
i plan to have a chauffeur
it seems to me this chopping crack is really going no where
Therefore
I’m resurrected
They call me
The poor Injection
I infect you with the real
The Dustyfeetphilosahectagos
I spit, so sick
I skid out
Im fallin’
I’m Shit outta luck and I’m trapped but ill get out
Can You Help me
Im goin crazy
My mom plays trix and i beat on the floor like bush wick
My fists bloody and blistered
a pair Like im balistic
I just stare at the red and smile while im bleedin
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
Plenty single mothers cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
There are a few things you gotta take into acount
im not an entertainer i’ve never been a clown
i was born where tha mothers give birth while they frown
i would walk with the kids that would bbbrrraaaa a sound ah
never really thought i’d make it to fourteen
and anybody wanted to fight i was most keen
plus i had a little temper it was often forseen
yo say somethin bout my momma id shoot ya dead out clean
But ya gotta keep in mind that I grew up Mogadishu
the only law was gun law
and we dont walk with a pistol
you get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environment
cause how will you be heard when those big boys are firin’
war is no place for a child
especially if hes rollin’ with an AK and a smile
he had witnesses on mother bloody in a towel
but please, please, please, please
but never let em see you down smile while you bleedin’
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
Plenty single mothers cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
plenty single mothers cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Ok heres my attempt…
My tragedy’s different
My life’s deep, listen,
Gotta bail, I’m limpin
Walk outta hell’s kitchen
Why bother cherishin’
My past is everything , wrong, and my arrogance
Walk down the stairs pissin’
Cop us cuz they’re bitchin’
life isnt fair, singin’
Blues and my rap drippin’
Ooze out the blood
Sinkin deep down to earth
thinking leave out a nerp (?) chicken
I should run, forfit, and everything I know LISTEN,
I was
The misdirected
I was
The least expected
Hop on
And get rejected
Walk on
And feel neglected
I feel
Like im the message
Unheard
But Im the message
Im the prolific remaining offer from the gutter
SHOT
was my girlfriend
when
We was younger
I was scarred yo
I survived though
It’s came easy
the games needs me
Never let them see me down, smile while Im bleeding
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
still be singin when you cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
to my woman caroline prison
I can’t speak her name
It hurt me that you never listened
It cant be the same
I had to grow my intuision
Had me deep in pain
Cause i knew my options were either broke or the prison chains
I can’t do it
I can’t see it, look
Damnit, I can’t blow it
I got a judge tellin me my lifes key
they will throw it
nuh-uh, no sir
i plan to have a chauffeur
it seems to me this chopping crack is really going no where
Therefore
I’m resurrected
They call me
The poor Injection
I infect you with the real
The Dustyfeetphilosahectagos___ so sick
I skid out
Im fallin’
I’m Shit outta luck and I’m trapped but ill get out
Can You Help me
Im goin crazy
My mom plays trix and i beat on the floor likebushwick
My fists bloody and blistered
a pair Like im balistic
I just stare at the red and smile while im bleedin
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
still be singin while you cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
There are a few things you gotta take into acount
im not an entertainer i’ve never been a clown
i was born where tha mothers give birth while they frown
i would walk with the kids that would bbbrrraaaa sound off
never really thought i’d make it to fourteen
and anybody wanted to fight i was most keen
plus i had a little temper it was often forseen
yo say somethin bout my momma id shoot ya gut out clean
but ya gotta keep in mind that i grew up and will diss you
the only law was gun law
and we dont walk with a pistol
you get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environment
cause how will you be heard when those big boys are firin’
war is no place for a child
especially if hes rollin’ with an AK and a smile
he had witnesses on mother bloody in a towel
but please, please, please, please
but never let em see you down smile while you bleedin’
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
still be singin when you cry the tears you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
still be singin while you cry the tears you do
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Thank you so much for your input! Keep it comin’ people!!
it’s “to my man cueerntly in prison”
that carloline stuff makes NO sense.
**currently
Thats what I originally thought, but I wasn’t sure. Thanks so much for the effort but I beleive its actually - “to my man Kareem in prison”
These really came out good, and maggie sure does like to defend her lyrics apparently :S
I listened over and over, and this is the conclusion I came too. Keep them coming K’naan, your music inspirational and this comes from your brother from the same motherland.
K’naan’s friend: (Talking)
Something to the people
Whats up world? Boys and girls
Beautiful people
We about to take you on a journey
My man, why don’t you interduce yourself to the people?
K’naan: (Talking)
Salaam, means peace
Peace is good
This is K’naan
The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Yo, join me on my journey
This is music
My music
And interpretation’s of other musics
That I enjoy and love
And uhm this is called
My life is a movie this whole record
But this song
The first one is called “smile”
You know an integral part of our community
We smile while we are bleeding, you know
Check it out
Aaa aaa aa aa
Aaa aaa aa aa
Aaa aa aaa aa
Yeah…
My tragedy’s different
My life’s deep, listen,
Gotta bail, I’m limpin
Walked outta hell’s kitchen
Why bother cherishin’
My past is everything , wrong, and my arrogance
Walk down the stairs pissin’
Cop us cuz they’re bitchin’
life isnt fair, singin’
Blues and my rap drippin’
Ooze out the blood
Sinkin deep down to earth
thinking leave out a nerp chicken
I should run, forfit, and everything I know LISTEN,
I was
The misdirected
I was
The least expected
Hop on
And get rejected
Walk on
And feel neglected
I feel
Like im the message
Unheard
But Im the message
Im the last prolific remaining offer from the gutter
SHOT
was my girlfriend
when
We was younger
her
I was scarred yo
Bullets
I survived though
Death
It’s came easy
Truth
the games needs me
Never let them see me down, smile while Im bleeding
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
Plenty of single mothers cry the tears that you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
To my man Kareem in prison
I can’t speak your name
It hurt me that you never listened
It cant be the same
I had to grow my intuision
Had me deep in pain
Cause i knew my options were either broke or the prison chains
I can’t do it
I can’t see it, look
Damnit, I can’t blow it
I got judges tellin me my lifes key
They will throw it
nuh-uh, no sir
I plan to have a chauffeur
it seems to me this chopping crack is really going no where
Therefore
I’m resurrected
They call me
The poor Injection
I infect you with the real
The Dustyfeetphilosahectagos
I spit, so sick
I skid out
Im fallin’
I’m Shit outta luck and I’m trapped but ill get out
Can You Help me
Im goin crazy
My mom plays trix and i beat on the floor like bush wick
My fists bloody and blistered
a pair Like im balistic
I just stare at the red and smile while I’m bleedin
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
Plenty of single mothers cry the tears that you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
There are a few things you gotta take into acount
im not an entertainer i’ve never been a clown
i was born where tha mothers give birth while they frown
i would walk with the kids that would bbbrrraaaa a sound ah
never really thought i’d make it to fourteen
and anybody wanted to fight i was most keen
plus i had a little temper it was often forseen
yo say somethin bout my momma id shoot ya dead out clean
But ya gotta keep in mind that I grew up Mogadishu
the only law was gun law
and we dont walk with a pistol
you get laughed at for being so insensitive to the environment
cause how will you be heard when those big boys are firin’
war is no place for a child
especially if hes rollin’ with an AK and a smile
he had witnesses on mother bloody in a towel
but please, please, please, please
but never let em see you down smile while you bleedin’
Smile
When your struggilin
Smile
When Your in jail
Smile
When your dead broke
Smile
And the rents due
Smile
You aint got friends now
Smile
And no one knows you
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
Smile
When he leaves you
Smile
Cause girl he needs you
Smile
Plenty of single mothers cry the tears that you do
Smile
Dispite the war
Smile
despite the pain yo
Never let them see you down smile while you bleeding
oh my gosh! i have been looking for k’naan lyrics forever! i’m just glad that i found smile lyrics… do you guys have/know any others? it would be great if you guys did!
ARI<3
ARI,
im glad that i could help you with these lyrics. I had the hardest time searchin for K’Naans lyrics so i finally gave up and posted them myself :P. I do have one other song by K’Naan featured here at the present time - which would be “strugglin’” I’ve been tryin to get around to postin more of his lyrics here - hopefully next time you stop back there will be more for you :).