I'll try to explain to friends, dear The reasons we two are apart I know what to tell our friends, dear But what can I tell my heart It's easy to say to strangers That we played the game from the start It's easy to lie to strangers But why tell a lie to your heart When I smile to hide all the tears inside What an ache it will be bring Then I'll wander home to a telephone That forgot how to ring I could say you'll soon be back, dear To fool the whole town may be smart I'll tell them you'll soon be back, dear But what can I tell my heart When I smile to hide all the tears inside What an ache it will be bring Then I'll wander home to a telephone That forgot how to ring I could say you'll soon be back, dear To fool the whole town may be smart I'll tell them you'll soon be back, dear But what can I tell my heart Oh, what will I tell my heart Written by tinturin/gordon/lawrence