Fading Smile

Been living my life

One day at a time

Hoping one day I’d die

Lying every time

I’m asked if I’m alright

With nothing but a smile

But something’s different

The smile on my face

Has become recurrent

When you enter my space

A pit in my stomach grows

Almost like I’m starving my ass off

Trying to figure out why I froze

As at the end of the day I watch you walk off

And I’m left awestruck and star struck

Unsure of what just happened to me

These feelings hit me like a runaway truck

It felt good and bad at the same time

And I felt happy and sad about it all

Because you walked away

With a smile on your face

But I didn’t know what to say

‘Cause I didn’t want to see it fade

So I let you walk away..

Just about every damn day

‘Cause I know how much it hurts

Right after a fading smile

And I just don’t want to cause you hurt

So I take the brunt of that fading smile

And just walk away too

Trying not to cry

Is there something wrong with me..?

And I’m left awestruck and star struck

Unsure of what just happened to me

These feelings hit me like a runaway truck

It felt good and bad at the same time

And I felt happy and sad about it all

Because you walked away

With a smile on your face

But I didn’t know what to say

‘Cause I didn’t want to see it fade

It’s just too much pain

When that smile fades

So I will do my best to make you smile always

And let this fading smile have it’s way

It’s always fading

And I’m left wading

Through the waves

And I can’t do a thing

But feel it fade away

And it always fades away

It’s always fading

And I’m left wading

Through the waves

And I can’t do a thing

But feel it fade away

And it always fades away

That’s the bane of a fading smile

That’s the pain of a fading smile

That’s a fading smile..