Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

They asked me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course replied
Something here inside,
Cannot be denied.
They said someday you'll find,
All who love are blind,
When your heart's on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes.

So I chaffed them and I gayly 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
So I smile and say
“When a lovely flame dies
Smoke get in your eyes”
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