fake smile

Yeah, I'm proud, not at all, baby
I'm thankful, I gotta say I'm thankful
That God got me through that fake smile (fake smile)
I'm proud, I'm fearless 'cause I've surpassed all expectations
'Cause I've surpassed all those fake smiles
Now they see me shine brighter than the stars

Every day, repeating it over and over
Letting life take me felt like pretending
It wasn't the same
It wasn't the real thing
Felt like I was failing over and over

But every time I cried it was a lesson
This rejection could be God's protection
I've had to be on this path for a long time
But there's no shortcut to God's blessings

Yeah, I'm proud, not at all, baby
I'm thankful, I gotta say I'm thankful
That God got me through that fake smile (fake smile)
I'm proud, I'm fearless 'cause I've surpassed all expectations
'Cause I've surpassed all those fake smiles
Now they see me shine brighter than the stars

I'm in a new mode
I've made myself new
I used to have trouble being insecure
Now I shine, I learned how to overcome it
This lesson has changed me

But every time I cried was a lesson
This rejection could be God's protection
I had to be on this path for a long time
But there's no shortcut to God's blessings

Yeah, I'm proud, not at all, baby
I'm thankful, I gotta say I'm thankful
That God got me through that fake smile (fake smile)
I'm proud, I'm fearless 'cause I've surpassed all expectations
'Cause I've surpassed all those fake smiles
Now they see me shine brighter than the stars

I'm thankful for who I am
I'm thankful for overcoming
I'm thankful for finally opening my eyes
I'm thankful for learning to love myself

Yeah, I'm proud, not at all, baby
I'm thankful, I gotta say I'm thankful
That God got me through that fake smile (fake smile)
I'm proud, I'm fearless 'cause I've surpassed all expectations
'Cause I've surpassed all those fake smiles
Now they see me shine brighter than the stars

Yeah, I'm proud, not at all, baby
I'm grateful, I gotta to say I'm grateful
That God got me through that fake smile (fake smile)
I'm proud, I'm fearless 'cause I've surpassed all expectations
'Cause I've surpassed all those fake smiles
Now they see me shine brighter than the stars