"smiling underneath " by Ani DiFranco

(tx Katrina, Maxine, Kristen, Megan)

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
as 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
as long as i'm with you i have good attitude
as 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
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 a week's vacation was chilly and grey
i don't mind the traffic cops or the tsa
as long as i'm with you i'm having a good day
as long as i'm with you

i don't mind spilling my hot souce 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 are peeling back or my hair getting thin
as long as i'm with you i win
as 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
around my neck could be a flaming christmas wreath
and i'd be smiling under smiling under smiling underneath

Ani DiFranco Lyrics brought to you by danah boyd since 1995