I haven't been a good friend For a long, long time You know I wasn't happy Behind the smile Anywhere you look A reason to believe But think of what it took To bring me to my proper place An...

Chorus) Behind the smile that I portray I am saddened every day My eyes are sore with endless nights of crying I hope that you don't feel this way My heart fills with tears when you pass me by...

Whenever you're near I hide my tears Behind a painted smile You can't imagine the tears and sorrow Behind a painted smile My life's a masquerade A world of let's pretend, yeah Since you too...

The queerest of the queer ...The strangest of the strange ...The coldest of the cool ...The lamest of the lame ...The numbest of the dumb ...You choke behind a smile ...A fake behind the fear ...The queerest of the queer ...You learn to love the pain you feel ...The queerest of the queer ...The blindest of the blind ...The deadest of the dead ...While holding back the tears ...Choking on your smile ...A fake behind the fear ...The queerest of the queer ...The queerest of the queer ...The strangest of the strange ...The coldest of the cool ...The lamest of the lame ...The numbest of the dumb ...You choke behind a smile ...A fake behind the fear ...The queerest of the queer ...The strangest of the strange ...The coldest of the cool ...A fake behind the fear ...The queerest of the queer

Waiting underneath the stars ...The angels they surroun...ng me right down to the floor ... right through your smile ...I've seen behind your eyes ...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...That all the saints be praised ...u hide your sadness behind your smile ...The steps that edge along the ledge ...ng me right down to the floor ... right through your smile ...I've seen behind your eyes ...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...ng me right down to the floor ... right through your smile ...I've seen behind your eyes ...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco...Even the devil wouldn't reco

g all that darkness behind me ... can stand fully in the light ...Go 'head you can smile now all that darkness' behind you ...Smile. Smile. Smile. ...g all those grudges behind me ...Throwing fear out the window ...I thank you for the lessons you have ta

g all that darkness behind me ... can stand fully in the light ...Go 'head you can smile now all that darkness' behind you ...Smile. Smile. Smile. ...g all those grudges behind me ...Throwing fear out the window ...I thank you for the lessons you have ta

You hide behind a smile ...So no one sees the tears you cry ...The smile upon your face ...A smile that only lasts unt... find that you lost the friens you found ...Hide in the shadows but long to...Wishing and hoping the sooner you see ...You hide behind a smile ...So no one sees the tears you cry ...The smile upon your face ...A smile that only lasts unt... find that you lost the friens you found ...Hide in the shadows but long to...Wishing and hoping the sooner you see

behind your smile forget that i was l...never the same to me ...never the same to me ...never the same to me ...never the same ...its never the same ...ce you played up to the end ...stop the noise ...behind your smile forget that i was l...never the same to me ...never the same to me ...never the same to me ...never the same ...behind your smile forget that i was l...never the same to me ...never the same to me ...never the same to me ...never the same

Behind the smile ...Behind the smile

Once more I can see the sun a shining... time has taken all the pains away...The only time I wish yo...He lost the one he loved then s...Oh the promise of tomorrow...Well the two new people that's moved to the middle of the block...And we're at the top of the town and don't you ...The four thousandth blo...Oh all around the house you can see l...They are the symbol of our love for all the world to see...And our love's on the day you can see man...For look at the house they think they fell from the sky...And the whole town's tryin'...The four thousandth blo...Oh all around the house you can see l... a pretty thing for the love we had at 4-0-...ve you anymore like the way I did before... don't try and walk the floor I don't love ...d as you walked out the door I don't love y...There's a secret behind the smile you see...For this smile is just a part of m...know some can't see the signs...how I'm hurtin' all the time...And the lonely know my secr...There's a secret behind the lies you tell...For inside is where the sorrow lies...use I'm living like the lonely do...And the lonely know my secr...There's a secret behind the smile you see......Yes the lonely know my secr...THE WORLD OF FORGOTTEN ...I live in the world world of forg...I'm here in the world world of forg...een loved but I had the reckless heart...And the many dreams I had a...I live in the world world of forg...I live in the world world of forg...th making plans for the future...Of the joy that we want to...Old Brush Arbors by the of the road)...Old brush arbors by the side of the road...bout salvation from the book of revelations...In an arbor by the side of the road...Old brush arbors by the side of the road...Brush arbors by the side of the road... have departed from the way of life I start...In an arbor by the side of the road...But each time the devil's caught me I...In brush arbors by the side of the road...Old brush arbors by the side of the road...Where the mighty light of God...outin' singin' till the country side was ri...Brush arbors by the side of the road...Old brush arbors by the of the road

try to hide what's behind those eyes...Behind that smile and those big blue ...I see you at the beach...You're lying in the sand... try to hide what's behind those eyes...Behind that smile and those big blue

in the land of dirt and pl...we are the people that you hat...we are the bastards that you c...behind the fake family image ...behind the smile of a thousand moms ...inside the cage that we've bee...i see an image of the future that we don'...t ... as long as we smile

ou never try to see behind my smile. ...o, I'd let you into the secret in me. Just ...always try, to hide behind a painted smile. So many things the public never sees. ...), I'd let you into the secret in me. Just

Behind the smile that I portray ...ou won't look me in the eye ...The pain in my heart th...But try to think of the love that we once h...The memories of those t...Behind the smiles that we port

awhile right awhile behind your smile ...u don't have to say the things you used to ... here for a time in the want of your loving...Just hold me in the want of your gentle smile ... till I have I have the strength to go ...awhile right awhile behind your smile ...u don't have to say the things you used to ... here for a time in the want of your loving...Awhile till I find the strength to go

Look at them all on the inside ...Look , no bars on the cage ...Can someone draw the line ...Do we ever know the reason ...Of what lies behind that smile ...Take a seat, enjoy the journey ...Through the Human zoo ...Through the Human zoo ...I hear ‘em cry in the daylight ...Can someone draw the line ...Do we ever know the reason ...Of what lies behind that smile ...Take a seat, enjoy the journey ...Through the human zoo ...Through the human zoo ...Through the human zoo ...Through the human zoo

She wants the world to see ...The turning heads ...The honking horns ...Though she hides behind her smile ...ay in bed and watch the movies play ...The moods that she enjo...She likes the military and the Rolling Stones ...ve and doesn't know the tougher games ...While she hides behind her smile