Walk with Long Strides and Smile

[Instrumental] [Verse] She walks with long strides Head held up high With a smile on her face Charm in her eyes But deep inside she's carrying a weight Her heart's heavy But she won't let it break [Verse] She dances through life Elegant and refined A master of disguise She keeps pain confined But in the moments when she's all alone The tears start falling She can't hide it She's grown [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby Girl Just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant You know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby Girl Just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant You know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true [Verse] In the quiet of night When the world's asleep She lets her guard down Allows herself to weep The strength that she shows Isn't always what she feels But she dreams of a day When she can just be real [Verse] She laughs with her friends Lights up the room But her mind's a battlefield Shadows in the gloom Yet every morning she rises Ready to face the day Hoping one day she'll find A more honest way Shadows in the gloom Yet every morning she rises Ready to face the day Hoping one day she'll find A more honest way [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby, girl, just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant, you know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true [Bridge] You don't have to be perfect It's okay to fall apart Let the world see your true self Reveal your beautiful heart In the tears and the laughter In every single scar There's a strength that's unspoken Just be who you are [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby, girl, just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant, you know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby, girl, just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant, you know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true In the tears and the laughter In every single scar There's a strength that's unspoken Just be who you are [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby, girl, just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant, you know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby, girl, just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant, you know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true [Chorus] Walk with long strides and smile Baby, girl, just for a while But don't forget it's okay to let your sadness show You don't have to act all charming and elegant, you know Behind that perfect facade There's a girl with a heart that wants to be true