YOU CAN’T TELL HOW MUCH SUFFERING (ON A FACE THAT’S ALWAYS SMILING)

First released 1990

WHERE TO GET

Gold Mother original issue LP (848 595-1), CAS (848 594-5), CD (848 595-2)

Gold Mother re-release LP (846 189-1), CAS (846 189-4), CD (846 189-2)

Gold Mother re-issue CD (548 785-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

LYRICS

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 the fool

No longer know my feelings

Been fooling for too long

Born 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

I've grinned my way through beatings

I've smiled my way through school

But underneath this grinning

Is the sadness of the fool

No longer know my feelings

Been fooling for too long

Born of desperation in an effort to look strong

Look strong, look strong

Hey there monkey face you look so strong

You look so strong

You gotta look so strong

You can't tell how much suffering on a face that's always smiling

You can't tell how much suffering on a face that's always smiling

You can't tell how much suffering on a face that's always smiling