Been practicing a laugh and a smile
cause I want it to be part of my style.
Down in my soul and heart,
I want joy to be a big part.
I know about the satisfaction,
so I practice to bring on the action.

Practice never fails,
but many times joy hardly excels.
When I'm feeling down,
up comes the ground.
Sometimes the devil really flirt,
he rubs my face in the dirt.

But I never stay in the smudge,
I clear away the drudge.
Every chance I get I practice happy,
helps keep me further from crappy.
Any distance away from sad,
is worth the price of practicing glad.

G