"By The Way" lyrics

I'm smiling in the afternoon
I've got a lot to do
And it's a beautiful day
Walking with the confidence and the common sense
That I've had since last May
Following after you
Feels like I've covered every longitude
Doing what I have to do and never doing it again

Feeling like I walked away
From the saddest taste
And you're my favorite flavor
A little cherry lemonade
And a tiny hint that I couldn't savor
Following after you
Feels like I've covered every longitude
Doing what I have to do and never doing it again

By the way I'm still the same
Everything you ran away from is still here
Laughing at me making faces
I'm still the same by the way

And I know what you'll say when you hear this
I can picture the look on your face
And I'm glad I don't have to see it
'Cause seeing it wouldn't make me happy anyway

And I know what you'll say when you hear this
I can picture the look on your face
And I'm glad I don't have to see it
'Cause seeing it wouldn't make me happy anyway

By the way I'm still the same
Everything you ran away from is still here
Laughing at me making faces
I'm still the same by the way

(I'm smiling in the afternoon
I've got a lot to do
And it's a beautiful day)
By the way
(Walking with the confidence and the common sense
That I've had since last May
Following after you
Feels like I've covered every longitude)