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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruno Mars
Vocals
Anderson .Paak
Vocals
Kirk Smothers
Alto Saxophone
Babyface
Background Vocals
Glenn Fischbach
Cello
Larry Gold
String Conductor
Lannie McMillan
Tenor Saxophone
Kameron Whalum
Trombone
Marc Franklin
Trumpet
Jonathan Kim
Viola
Steve Heitlinger
Viola
Blake Espy
Violin
Emma Kummrow
Violin
Gared Crawford
Violin
Luigi Mazzochi
Violin
Natasha Colkett
Violin
Tess Varley
Violin
Bootsy Collins
Vocals
D'Mile
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruno Mars
Songwriter
Dernst Emile II
Songwriter
Brandon Paak Anderson
Songwriter
Kenneth Edmonds
Songwriter
Larry Gold
String Arranger
Steve Tirpak
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruno Mars
Producer
Bryce Bordone
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Charles Moniz
Recording Engineer
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Alex Resoagli
Assistant Recording Engineer
Cody Cichowski
Assistant Strings Engineer
D'Mile
Producer
Jeff Chestek
Strings Engineer
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
Oh, lookie here fellas
Take it from your Uncle Bootsy
Ain't no shame beggin' in the rain
Tell her how you really feel
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
I could pretend when I'm out with my friends
I ain't thinkin' about you
I could pretend like I ain't in my feelings
But that ain't true, nah (nah)
When I called you out your name
That was my ego, my pride and pain
I should be a movie star
The way I play the part
Like everything's okay
Oh, now I try to be the life of the party
All night, buying shots for everybody
But it's all just an act (yeah)
And I can't have you back (yeah)
Without you runnin', going crazy
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin'
But Lord knows I'm dyin', dyin'
Tryna put on a smile, smile (put on a smile)
Ooh, out here smilin' like a fool
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby girl, the only thing worth smilin' for was
You, you, you
You, you, you, you, you
You
If I could turn back the hands on my Rollie, you know I would
I would've spent all my time makin' sure that my baby good
I'm tryin' hard to hide the shame
I know I'm playin' a dangerous game
But since you been gone, I ain't been the same
There's only so much a man can fake
Oh, I'm not tryna be the life of the party
All night, buying shots for everybody
But it's all just an act (yeah)
And I can't have you back (yeah)
Without you, I've been goin' crazy
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin'
But Lord knows I'm dyin', dyin'
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile), baby
Out here smilin' like a fool
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby, you're the only thing worth smilin' for
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby, you're the only thing worth smilin' for was
You, you, you
I'm tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Oh-oh-oh, tryna fight these tears from cryin'
But Lord knows I'm dyin' (put on a smile)
I'm smilin' like a fool
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Baby, you're the only thing worth smilin' for
When the only thing worth smilin' for
Oh, the only thing worth smilin' for was
You, you, you
You, you, you, you, you
Writer(s): Dernst Emile, Brandon Paak Anderson, Bruno Mars, Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
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