Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Matthew Sweet
Canonical path: /matthew-sweet/behind-the-smile
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Behind The Smile
Read Behind The Smile lyrics by Matthew Sweet on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Behind The Smile
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I haven't been a good friend
For a long long time
You know I wasn't happy
Behind the smile
Anywhere you look
A reason to believe
But I think of what it took
To bring me to my proper place
And I haven't been a good friend
For a long long time
I haven't been a good friend
While you've been mine
Now am I by your side
Or standing in your way
'Cause if this is a sign
I don't know what it's sposed to mean
And I haven't been a good friend
For a long long time
I haven't been a good friend
While you've been mine
I have seen my perfect day
I have watched it fade away
You know I'm fighting to be real
I haven't been a good friend
For a long long time
You know I haven't been happy
Behind the smile
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Matthew Sweet performs "Behind The Smile", and this lyric page sits inside the Matthew Sweet catalog on LyroVerse.
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