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Artist: Billie Holiday
Canonical path: /billie-holiday/i-m-painting-the-town-red
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I'm Painting The Town Red
Read I'm Painting The Town Red lyrics by Billie Holiday on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I'm Painting The Town Red
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A smile on my face
A song on my lips
Pretending is all I do
I'm painting the town red
To hide a heart that's blue
I'm gay with the crowd
I play with the crowd
But oh, if they only knew
I'm painting the town red
To hide a heart that's blue
Must I go on carrin' on?
My merry song is just pretend
Loving you so, wanting you so
Where will it end, how will it end?
A smile on my face
A song on my lips
But never forgetting you
I'm painting the town red
To hide a heart that's blue
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Billie Holiday performs "I'm Painting The Town Red", and this lyric page sits inside the Billie Holiday catalog on LyroVerse.
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