Lose That Long Face - Audra McDonald

If, as, and when you’ve got a long face

Rearrange it

Don’t be contented with the wrong face

There’s a way to change it

Does the day look painful?

The future glum?

Does the sky look rainful?

Hey there, say there, are you in a vacu-um?

All is stuff and nonsense you can overcome

A long face gets you nowhere

You’ll lose that month of May

Like Peter Pan, the sweeter pan wins the day

Go lose that long face, that long face

Go long, and get that long face lost

The blues black out when they can see

A smile that says, «Move on, no vacancy!»

This panacea idea

I’m handing you without any cost

There isn’t any tax on it, so just relax on it

If you want trouble double-crossed

Don’t give into a frown, turn that frown upside-down

And get yourself that long face lost

Go lose that long face, that long face

Go long, and get that long face lost

Let Gloomy Gus be critical

But we’ll be polyanalytical

Take my suggestion, don’t question

That smile that gets you out of a frost

You don’t need a psychologist or numerologist

If you want trouble double-crossed

With a face full of fun, take your place in the sun

And get yourself that long face

Get yourself that long face

Go, go, go, and get your long face lost