Smile for the Pictures

Go on and smile for the pictures, babe

I heard the news from your cousin at the grocery store
He's a dentist with a boat and your mother's thrilled for sure
I'm not mad, I'm not bitter, I just know what I know
You were never this quiet when you were with me though
You were loud in the car, you were loud in the rain
You were singing at the top of your lungs on the train
Now you're sending out cards in a cursive design
With a picture of you and a smile that's not mine
And I hope that it's easy, I hope that it's true
But I knew you before you were somebody new

You can pick the safe thing
You can pick the right thing
You can pick the good man
You can't pick your heart

Go on and smile for the pictures, babe
Wear the white, say the words, let 'em throw the rice
You can fool the whole church, you can fool your friends
But you'll still think of me when the music ends

When the music ends
Oh, when the music ends
You'll still think of me

Is he good to you, I hope that he's good to you
Does he know the song you sing in the shower too
Does he know you hate the beach and you're scared of the dark
Does he know you were someone before you were a part
Does he laugh at the thing that you do with your nose
Does he know where you go when the lights are all closed
I don't need an answer, I don't need a sign
I just need you to know that I'm doing fine
Mostly fine, I'm mostly fine
I'm mostly fine

You can pick the safe thing
You can pick the right thing
You can pick the good man
You can't pick your heart

Go on and smile for the pictures, babe
Wear the white, say the words, let 'em throw the rice
You can fool the whole church, you can fool your friends
But you'll still think of me when the music ends

And when you close your eyes
On the honeymoon night
Say hi to me
Say hi to me
When you turn off the light
Say hi to me

Go on and smile for the pictures, babe
Wear the white, say the words, let 'em throw the rice
You can fool the whole church, you can fool your friends
But you'll still think of me when the music ends

When the music ends
Oh, when the music ends
You'll still think of me