Lyrics

WHY DON'T THEY EVER SEEM TO SMILE?

Listening to the water's sound, hanging 'round an old campground
Freeways and deadlines seem so far away
I pop a cold one on the shore, hear the seagulls as they soar
Lean back on a tree and throw a line in the bay
And there's my sweetheart baiting hooks for all the little ones
They're catching fish and jumpin' in the sun
When I think of all I have, you know that I just have to laugh
I wonder what those poor rich folks are doing today.

(Chorus)
I have seen them captured on the TV news shows
Bored with all the very latest styles
Posing in their yachting clothes, and dining in their French chateaus
So Why Don't They Ever Seem To Smile?
Why don't those poor rich folks ever smile?

Huddled 'round a crackling fire, singing like a country choir
Laughing as we try to keep the children in sight
We finally get them to go down, I'm strummin' out some mellow sounds
I see her gently swaying in the pale moonlight
That's when we curl up by the coals under the big sky
A cricket's song floats on a summer breeze
When I think of all I have, you know that I just have to laugh
I wonder what those poor rich folks are doing tonight.

(Repeat Chorus)

(Bridge)
I admit I used to envy all their playthings
Worked day and night to live some fantasy
I finally realized what I was missing
I found it right in front of me for free.

(Repeat Chorus)

Why won't they smile?

©2005 Jeff Steinfeldt