A Certain Smile
Johnny Mathis
Words by Paul Francis Webster and Music by Sammy Fain
Peaked at # 14 in 1958
Sung by Mathis as the title song in the movie starring Rossano Brazzi and Joan
Fontaine
A certain smile, a certain face
Can lead an unsuspecting heart on a merry chase
A fleeting glance can say so many lovely things
Suddenly you know why my heart sings
You love awhile and when love goes
You try to hide the tears inside with a cheerful pose
But in the hush of night exactly like a bittersweet refrain
Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart again
But in the hush of night exactly like a bittersweet refrain
Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart againWhat's wrong you're always crying lately
What song this isn't a song really
Shut up and stop your playing around
The subject right now is what's wrong. . .
Chorus:
What's wrong with this immaculate
What song is this immaculate song of love
What's wrong with this immaculate
What song is this sacred cow of love
Love makes me want to melt down
It can be really dangerous
If I make love to you now
I'll have a gigantic sacred cow
Chorus
What song reminds you of when
Life was home on the dangerous
Which side of the tracks are you on
Both sides because the world is round
Sacred cows are headed for the slaughter
Sacred chickens pecking cement
Making unknown nuggets for the miners
So they can make cement excrement
Building buildings taller than the mountains
Digging tunnels deeper than the sea
How I' d like to fly in an airplane
So I can pump entertainment in me
Chorus