I Can Still Smile

Lyric: Richard O. Kraemer
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1972
Original publisher: Four Jays Music Co., Inc.

Chorus:

I can still smile, maybe not too convincing,
Maybe not without wincing,
But I can still smile.
Call it false pride, just a guise to fool others,
But a smile never smothers
What's burning inside.
Just a painted smile,
For I still have a heart that's haunted
By the mem'ry of how wonderful it was to be wanted.
Once in a while, behind the smile I am showing,
Telltale tears start in flowing,
But I can still smile,
I can still smile.