I Wish I Could Smile

I heard a funny thing today
 What a way
 The little things that people say
 Maybe you've heard this one before
 Well I'm sure
 You've probably heard this once or more
 Well I was sat inside a taxi ride just chatting as you do
 Driver he turns around to me
 Fancy free
 And tells the one about the black man and the tree
 One to another such a harmless joke
 Just sticks and stones
 One to another now
 We got a line to draw
 In the everyday war
 I never asked so what's he telling me for
 Oh I feel like it's best to ignore
 Just want to look at the floor
 Who's that knocking at the door?
 This is Paul
 He's been redundant since they
 He saw a different colour skin
 Replace him
 While getting paid much less and all
 And now he hates them all he's
 Poison minded
 No punchline
 No laughter here at all
 One to another now
 We got a line to draw
 In the everyday war
 I never asked so what's he telling me for
 Oh I feel like it's best to ignore
 Just want to look at the floor
 Now we got a line to draw
 In this everyday war
 He's telling me I guess he's told it once before
 Am I content with turning the cheek
 Or do I stand up and speak?
 One to another
 It's just sticks and stones
 Just break my bones
 One to another now
 We got a line to draw
 In the everyday war
 I never asked so what's he telling me for
 Oh I feel like it's best to ignore
 Just want to look at the floor
 Now we got a line to draw
 In this everyday war
 He's telling me I guess he's told it once before
 Am I content with turning the cheek
 Or do I stand up and speak?
 If we're gonna sit endure
 Then we're making it more
 We're in the problem if we won't be like a cure
 Until these attitudes are no more
 Well everyday there is war
 Me say war
 How I wish I could smile
 Let it go once a while
 Give an inch take a mile
 And he'll be telling it again