Jule Styne & Betty Comden Follow

Gold Mother
You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On A Face That'
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.

Gold Mother
You Can't Tell How Much Suffering (On A Face That'