Behind a Painted Smile Lyrics

...BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE... by The Isley Brothers
*Released 1967*
Intro:
Interlude:
Chorus 1:
When-ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-hind a painted smile.
You can't imagine the tears and sorrow, be-hind a painted smile.
Verse 1:
My life's a masque-rade; a world of let's pre-tend, yeah.
Since you took your love, pre-tending never ends, yeah.
Bridge 1:
But I can't let you know, that I still need you so, no.
Interlude:
(Darling, I hide,
The tears that I cry).
Chorus 2:
When-ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-hind a painted smile.
You can't imagine the tears and sorrow, be-hind a painted smile.
Verse 2:
I can't let you see, all the tears I'm cry-ing.
You would pity me; that would be like dy-ing.
Bridge 2:
If I can't have your love, I don't need your sympa-thy.
Interlude:
(Darling, I hide,
The tears that I cry).
Chorus 3:
When-ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-hind a painted smile.
You can't imagine the tears and sorrow, be-hind a painted smile.
Middle 8:
My life is a masquerade, since you took your love away.
When-ever you're near, I hide my...
I just can't let you see, how much you hurting me.
Coda:
When-ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-hind a painted smile.
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