Gilbert O'Sullivan: I've never been short of a smile

As you know when the girl of your dreamsDoesn't seem to existIf you want my opinion then here's what it isDon't tell your wife she'll kill yaAnd who knows maybe one day you'll wake upAnd walk to the doorWhere's she's waiting impatient this daughter of yoursSaying give me away dad will yaTry proving suicide is painlessAnd who are those that claim thisThe only way to die and to die againAs I recall I entertain an empty hallDoesn't bother me in the slightest if a mirror's crackedIt could be that a missing screw is all it lackedI'll walk under ladders but the funny thing is each timeI do I go flyingI've had moments when depression seemed the only cureDays when doubts were all about but now I'm sureDespite loosing battles that I know if I could winI've never been short of a smileAs you know you can stand to attention while wiggling your toesIt's a breach of the rules but in boots I supposeYou could be forgivenAs you go into work on a SundayYou hazard guess wasn't Sunday the one dayWe all used to restI've never been short of smileYou cannot have your cake and eat itBut given a piece why keep itWhat purpose is being servedIf you leave it lying on a trayOnly to be thrown awayIf invited to a party as a rule of thumbIf there's not a kitchen in it I won't comeI known that it's boring but at least you don't have to speakYou just up the heatIf there's one good thing about me then it ought to beEven when I'm up against adversityDespite my misgivings on the shape that I'm inI've never been short of a smile(It's so easy to forget)(Every time you draw your breath)(Should be hung up on the wall)(A reminder to us all)That however much we moanAll our lives we've only one to liveSoloTo be or not to be what is itAbout this phrase that gives itA meaning so profoundThat if Shakespeare were here todayI bet he'd throw it all awayDoesn't bother me the slightest if a cat is blackIt could be that a pot of paint had turned him thatI'll walk under ladders but the funny thing every timeI do I go flyingI've had moments when depression seemed the only cureDays when I was burning up now I'm sureDespite my resentment of the pain I was inI've never been short of a smile