SMILE AND POUR THE WINE

[Intro – Jazz piano + room ambience]

You ever be the host…

When you don’t even feel like being there?

Yeah…

But nobody can tell.

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[Verse 1]

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I greet every guest with the same calm smile,
Shake their hand, talk a while.
Ask ’bout their kids, ask ’bout their job,
Make everybody feel involved.

I keep the room feeling light and warm,
Even when I just left a storm.
Nobody here can tell I’m tired…
That’s part of the attire.
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[Hook]

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Smile and pour the wine,
Make sure everybody fine.
Keep the conversation light…
That’s how I move through life.

Smile and pour the wine,
Even when the weight is mine.
Nobody came to see you fall…
So you don’t fall at all.
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[Verse 2]

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She pulled me aside and said “are you okay?”
I said “yeah, just a long day.”
She looked at me like she knew that line,
Like she could read between the wine.

See being calm is a skill you learn,
Hide the fire, let it burn.
Cause a gentleman don’t break the room…
He leaves before he do.
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[Hook]

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Smile and pour the wine,
Make sure everybody fine.
Keep the conversation light…
That’s how I move through life.
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[Bridge – Soft, emotional]

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Nobody ever asks the host…
Who takes care of him the most.
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[Final Verse]

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So I straighten up my tie again,
Walk back out and greet my friends.
Cause the room still need that guy…

So I smile…

And pour the wine.
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[Outro – Trumpet fading]

Yeah…

That’s the burden.

Nobody ever sees it.

But it’s there.

Upright bass, jazz piano, brushed drums, soft trumpet, guitar chords, lounge organ, background vocals