Just suck it up
Put one foot in front of the other
Press on ahead
And choose to be happy
They say
Among many other things
What’ve you got to be sad about
Don’t you know they’re starving over there
How would you like to live like they do
If you can even call it living
You’ve got a house and a car and a job
You’ve got friends and a family
You’ve got your health
So stop complaining
And smile a little
Nobody wants to see you looking like that

There’s not a lot of straw left to suck on
And a lot of irony in telling someone to suck when
You want them to think they’ve got it good

One foot falls in front of the other
Yes
But you can’t choose what’s not on the menu in most places
And the ingredients have to be in stock no matter what you order
If you want to be well served

That things are hard for other people in other places
Is not a good thing
No
But that they have it bad doesn’t mean you have it good
Despite what you do have
Because you see what you don’t have
And know you’re likely to need it soon

Nor yet should you have to smile
Because your frown might show somebody something
They don’t want to see
Because it reminds them that
Their own grin is nailed in place
Hammered home by other tools
And they don’t want to be the only ones
Hit in the face

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