Verse 1

My nerves are playing broken telephone

Messages lost somewhere on the road

Legs feel like they’ve run a marathon

Before I’ve had my toast

Brain fog thick as pea soup rain

Keys in the fridge, milk in the pantry again

Body buffering, please stand by

We’ll get back to you shortly...

Pre-Chorus

Doctors say “we’ll wait and see”

Like waiting’s not a full-time job for me

No cure coming down the line

So I laugh to pass the time

Chorus

I’m keep smilin'

Even when my wires cross in

Cross in

Hour by hour

Minute by minute

Second by second, I’m still here

MS tried it, but I’m right here

(spoken)

Yeah… myelin’s had a rough week.

Verse 2

Lose my words mid-sentence, cool

Forget why I walked into the room

Vision’s playing hide-and-seek

Migraines join the game

Pins and needles throwing sparks for free

Some days numb, some days everything’s loud

Mobility’s rolling dice with me

(And cheating, if we’re honest)

Pre-Chorus 2

Relapse, remit, spin the wheel

Today’s prize: how do you feel

Strong looks different day to day

(Some days strong is staying)

Chorus

I’ll keep smilin'

Laughing so I don’t give in

Day by day

Nap by nap

Breath by breath, still standing tall

Or sitting down, I count it all

(spoken)

Disabled, not defeated. Sometimes horizontal. Still winning.

Bridge (Half spoken, half sung)

This one’s for the cancelled plans

(The “maybe next time” greatest hits)

For parking bays and shaking hands

And “but you look fine” comments

For learning when to sit, not stand

For changing up the master plan

If today’s all I can do

Then today… is enough too

(spoken)

Clap if you’ve ever cancelled plans and felt guilty about it.

Now clap louder if you shouldn’t have.

Final Chorus

I’ll keep smilin'

Not cured, but I’m still all in

No cape, no miracle spell

Just doing human pretty well

M.S, yeah it’s here to stay

But so am I, in my own way

Keep smilin'

Keep smilin'

Outro (Spoken, smiling)

Second by second…

If that’s the speed

I’ll take it.

(soft sung)

Keep smilin'