Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from "Roberta", arr. Rodney Bennett)

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

They asked me how I knew

my true love was true.

Oh,I of course replied

"something here inside cannot be denied."

They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind."

Oh,When your heart's on fire,

you must realize smoke gets in your eyes

So I chaffed them

and I gaily laughed

to think they could doubt my love.

Yet today my love has flown away,

I am without my love.

Now laughing friends deride

tears I cannot hide.

Oh,So I smile and say

"when a lovely flame dies,

smoke gets in your eyes!"

(smoke gets in your eyes, smoke gets in your eyes)

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