Smiling Faces Sometimes Songtext
von David Ruffin

I chose this particular song because
The words have a very special message
I′ve heard a lot of songs and I've sang a lot of songs
But none of them really, really came
Right out and called a spade a spade
This song tells it just like it is
The message is simply that it′s just about an impossible task
To figure out which of your friends' smile is a mask
Dig it

Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces shows no traces of the evil that lurks within
Smiling faces sometimes, sometimes they don't tell the truth
Smiling faces tell lies and I got proof

Make you wanna moan sometimes
Let me tell you, the truth is in the eyes
′Cause I know the eyes, they don′t lie
Somebody say amen, amen
Remember, a smile is just a frown turned upside down
My friend, my friend, I wonder can you say it again


Let me tell you, smiling faces sometimes
Oh, they don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, oh, they tell lies
Look at me, can′t you tell I got proof?
Beware, better beware of the handshake that hides the snake
You might get bitten, I'm telling you beware
Oh, brother, beware of the pat on the back
Oh, it just might hold you back
Jealousy, misery
I tell you, you can′t see behind

Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes
I know you seen it before, they don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies
Oh, and I got proof
Smiling faces

Brothers and sisters, your enemy won′t do you no harm
'Cause you know where, just where they're coming from
Oh, don′t let the handshaking and smiles fool ya
Take it, take it, take my advice
I′m only trying to school you

That smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies
Look at me, can′t you tell I got proof?
Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes