Gambit - Soften Up Lyrics

Why you wearing that scowl?
Don't you know your attitude is tearing me down?
Got a black cloud with a silver lining
But you won't even look at the bright side
I, I, I just want to live in the now
But there's always something you tripping about
If you 'bout to sit around pouting and acting rude
I'ma leave you alone with your bad mood
Every time you come around you be stressing out
I'm just tryna figure out what the fuss about
Every minute every hour looking sour
You be scouring the room for somebody you be cussing out
It's always doom and gloom with you buddy
What's the matter? You ain't got a damn thing to be up about?
Not the friends, not the fam, not the chance
To advance and make plans to map out another route?
Even when the sun is out, got a cloud for a crown
That's bringing everyone down
Planting them negative seeds, don't be salty
When the fruit you reap becomes brown
So harsh with the way that you looking
I'm sorry but you really ain't cooking
Point of view's crooked, you looking outside for the problem
With your finger pointed everywhere other than where it should've been
And everybody got some problems
Life gets tough for all of us
You ain't really gotta be one of 'em, it's hard enough
Without you making it harder for 'em
Sinking us down to the bottom rung
You got a gift, you could lift all us up
Soften up
I don't want to see you cry no more, life's too short, oh
Don't fill your mind with the things outside control
No don't take for granted the things you have
And them blessings you overlook
If you remain in the past then you pass on the present
The future's an open book, so
Why you wearing that scowl?
Don't you know your attitude is tearing me down?
Got a black cloud with a silver lining
But you won't even look at the bright side
I, I, I just want to live in the now
But there's always something you tripping about
If you 'bout to sit around pouting and acting rude
I'ma leave you alone with your bad mood
Remaining complaining
Everybody else just ain't changing
No patience, no grace given
Gracious, you might need a face lift
Belly aching and mistaken
In your estimation of greatness
It don't originate in your hating
But in the love you radiating, ay
Soften up, why you getting all worked up?
You ain't really solving nothing
Getting all hot in the collar is making it harder for you
That's some negative energy you peddling
Better lean down, smell the petals on the flowers
Get empowered to make it better and let it be
If you see what I see, come and sing it like me
Why you wearing that scowl?
Don't you know your attitude is tearing me down?
Got a black cloud with a silver lining
But you won't even look at the bright side
I, I, I just want to live in the now
But there's always something you tripping about
If you 'bout to sit around pouting and acting rude
I'ma leave you alone with your bad mood
It don't gotta be so bad, don't be so mad yeah
It don't gotta be so bad, why so sad?
It don't gotta be so bad, no it don't gotta be so bad
Don't be so mad yeah
Soften up, oh