They give me an inch

I give them a mile

Just to prove a warm goodbye

And nothing changes

They say ‘such a pretty smile’

And it never changes

They say ‘joy shows through my eyes’

And all the while

They laugh and enjoy my presence

They don’t know the lies my

Smile shows

They don’t see, they don’t know

The pain behind my joyous eyes

And how they change.

They give me their time

I give them my heart

And all I have that’s filled with

Beauty I offer

And nothing changes

And when they leave me

And we’re apart

I let my hair down I wash

My face

And it never changes

From the path I continue to trace

All the while

They laugh and enjoy my presence

They don’t know the lies my

Smile shows

They don’t see, they don’t know

The pain behind my joyous eyes

and how they change.