Painted Face

The painted face hides the tear stains 
I'm too ashamed to show 
Maybe if I laugh a little more today 
Then no one will ever know 

It's not that I don't want to feel alright 
I just don't know the way 
I fought a losing fight 
And I don't know what to say 

I'm falling apart 
And I must keep smiling 
But with a broken heart 
It's the same as lying 

The painted face has a smile 
I have made my own 
It hasn't been real for awhile 
But maybe it will soon