It Only Hurts When I Smile

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Lol. Another country song. 

I put a smile on my face when I go outside 

My friends all see the pain I try to hide in my eyes

And I try to act like I can make it on my own 

Since you've been gone I'm alone 

I suppose I'm gonna be here a while

And for the rest . . . of my life

 It only hurts when I smile.
.
I thought our love was strong

I didn't think you would leave

I think about about you all the time 

Do you still think about me?

and when I think of how I threw us away

It only hurts when I think 
.
The first time I laid eyes on you you took my breath away

I lost my breath again the day you walked away

Pain won't go and damage is done

And I just can't feel a thing

It only hurts when I breathe
.  
And I see where I went wrong

And I see what I've done

But I don't see you coming home to me

And when I look at it all that way

 It only hurts when I see
.
And I just can't live without you 

My heart is still in your hands 

And there's no "this" left to fix

And there's no "us" left to mend

And I guess I gotta live with it

So it only hurts when I live
.
I put a smile on my face when I go outside 

My friends all see the pain I try to hide in my eyes

And I try to act like I can make it on my own 

Since you've been gone I'm alone 

I suppose I'm gonna be here a while

And for the rest . . . of my life

 It only hurts when I smile.

And for the rest . . . of my life

 It only hurts when I smile.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 3/17/2023 5:29:00 AM
Love is to plebien
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Date: 3/16/2023 1:58:00 PM
I like that a lot thank you so much for sharing your words and your writing
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Date: 3/16/2023 11:49:00 AM
Lot of heart in there
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Date: 3/16/2016 3:32:00 AM
That's is an amazing work of art my friend..You have a new fan,Thank you for the heart felt flashback..Tudor was right about hearing music when you read this.thanks again8.5
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Date: 2/26/2016 6:55:00 PM
It only hurts no matter what you do. THAT's heartbreak!!! You told it well, Kelly!
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Date: 2/26/2016 12:41:00 AM
This is beyond good, you hav to alert my friend.
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Date: 2/24/2016 6:13:00 PM
Is it deliberate that I should hear the faint sound of music whenever I read one of your pieces? You would make a fine lyricist. J.
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Kelly Crenshaw
Date: 2/24/2016 6:51:00 PM
well I've been known to write some songs. LOL thnx!!!!
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J. Tudor
Date: 2/24/2016 6:46:00 PM
...just an after-thought...after reading a large chunk of your posts, I now think I understand. Great work.
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