"Wake Up Smiling" genre: Pop
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	A promise I made to myself, written into a song.
	CD: Happy Songs   Label: Previously Unreleased Credits: Joel Ackerson on vocals, guitar, Brett Hobin on bass, and Matt Bellardinelli on drums
	Story Behind the Song I moved to Montana in 2001 to write this song and get out of a 4 year funk I'd been in. I think it even worked. Lyrics For once in your life, you know you’re gonna be fine Tomorrow’s a new day and you’ve promised yourself That you’re waking up with a smile So take all the baggage she left you and pile it high by the door Throw all the garbage and lies inside Along with the note that you wrote for her… saying Turn that barrel back on to yourself You can take out your demons on somebody else May have lived all these years as your resident slave But I’m not dying today To put it behind you, you need to give up on revenge Letting go of the hate doesn’t have to equate to Finding a way to be friends Once you’ve decided, you just need to focus on getting her out of your mind Then make the vow till forever from now That you’re leaving the pain of betrayal behind… saying Turn that barrel back on to yourself You can take out your demons on somebody else May have lived all these years as your resident slave But I’m not dying today You can take all the pain, and just take it all back You can take it all back… And just Turn that barrel back on to yourself You can take out your demons on somebody else May have lived all these years as your resident slave But I’m not dying today… 3X

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