James You Can`t Tell How Much Suffering (on A Face That` Lyrics

You Can`t Tell How Much Suffering (on A Face That` Lyrics

Brave face, an English illusion.

 Stiff lips, soft and creamy inside.

 I'm hip to your pain and confusion

 You can't tell how much suffering

 On a face that's always smiling

 I swore I would always be with you

 But now, I'm afraid of your tears.

 I fear that you might take me with you.

 You can't tell how much suffering

 On a face that's always smiling.

 

 I've grinned my way through beatings

 I've smiled my way through school

 But underneath this grinning

 Is the sadness of a fool.

 No longer know my feelings,

 been fooling for too long.

 Borne of desperation in an effort to look strong.

 Look strong, look strong

 Hey there monkey face! You look so strong

 

 That joke could crack you with laughter.

 Release, from the edge of despair

 Success is the god that I'm after

 In jokes, I'm a millionaire

 You can't tell how much suffering 

 On a face that's always smiling.