Every day I become my mother
Give my last dollar to some stranger on the street
Say hello to everyone I meet
Say to the man with the ugly dog,
“Wow, what a pretty dog!”
Say to the woman with the ugly kid,
“Wow, what a pretty kid!”
Then I keep on walking, smiling all the way
You think you can make me angry?
You can’t make me mad
You think you can make me grouchy?
You can’t make me sad
Every day I become my father
Take the long way ’round a story
And always full of jokes
See a guy stuck on the road, but I’m running outta time
“It’s all right, buddy, I got time!”
See a guy, down on his luck
“Here buddy, take this one last dime!”
Then I keep on walking, smiling anyway
You think you can make me angry?
You can’t make me mad
You think you can make me grouchy?
Nah, you can’t make me sad