Oooooh, aaliyah   Every once in awhile   I see her smile   It turns my day around   Girl with those eyes   Could stare through the lies   And see what your heart was saying      [CHORUS:]   Think of Aaliyah   Laugh, don't cry   I know   She'd want it that way   Hey yea   When ya think of Aaliyah   Laugh, don't cry   I know   She'd want it that way      Ooooooh   Friend of a friend   Friend 'til the end   That's the kind of girl she was      Taken away    So young   Taken away   Without a warning, oh      [CHORUS:]   (Think of Aaliyah, oooh)   Laugh, don't cry   (I know)   She'd want it that way   (Hey yeah)      (When ya') think of Aaliyah, (oooh)   Laugh , don't cry   (I know)   She'd want it that way      Whoa   I know you, (I know )   And your here, (and your here)   In every day we live, (day that we live, day we live)   I know her, (I know her)   And she's here, (and I know that she's still here)   I can feel her when she sings, (ooohhh)      [2ND CHORUS:]   Aaliyah, (Aaliyah)   Where are you now   (Are you far away from here)   (Far away), far away   I don't think so,(I tell you I don't think so)   I think your here   Yea   Taking our tears away,    [Shawn] Taking our tears (away)      (Think of Aaliyah)   (Laugh, don't cry)   (I know )   (She'd want it that way), she'd want it that way, (hey yea)   (When you think of Aaliyah)   (Laugh, don't cry) yeah, don't cry, don't cry   (I know)   (She'd want it that way), she'd want it that way    (Well I know)   She'd want it that, (want it that way)   (Aaliyah)   I know   She'd want it that way   (Aaliyah)   I know    She'd want it that way   (Aaliyah)