Songwriter: William “Mickey” Stevenson Smokey Robinson Janie Bradford
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1]
If you should see me and I'm smiling
Don't think my smile is for real
No expression could explain
How much my heart's in pain
Since you left me here's how I feel
[Chorus]
My smile is just a frown
Turned upside down
Just a frown
Turned upside down, yeah
[Verse 2]
But each time when I'm alone
Teardrops start to fall
My tears erase the life that's on my face
Cause it's really not a smile at all
[Chorus]
My smile is just a frown
Turned upside down
Just a frown
Turned upside down, yeah
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
Oh and if by chance you hear me laughing
I only laugh to fool the crowd
Just like Pagliacci did
I'll keep my sadness hid
And to do this I'll laugh, I'll lie
[Outro Chorus]
My smile is just a frown, yeah
Turned upside down
I may look happy when smile
But really all the while
My smile is just a frown, yeah, yeah
Turned upside down
I may appear to wear a grin
But really deep within
My smile is just a frown, oh, oh
If you should see me and I'm smiling
Don't think my smile is for real
No expression could explain
How much my heart's in pain
Since you left me here's how I feel
[Chorus]
My smile is just a frown
Turned upside down
Just a frown
Turned upside down, yeah
[Verse 2]
But each time when I'm alone
Teardrops start to fall
My tears erase the life that's on my face
Cause it's really not a smile at all
[Chorus]
My smile is just a frown
Turned upside down
Just a frown
Turned upside down, yeah
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
Oh and if by chance you hear me laughing
I only laugh to fool the crowd
Just like Pagliacci did
I'll keep my sadness hid
And to do this I'll laugh, I'll lie
[Outro Chorus]
My smile is just a frown, yeah
Turned upside down
I may look happy when smile
But really all the while
My smile is just a frown, yeah, yeah
Turned upside down
I may appear to wear a grin
But really deep within
My smile is just a frown, oh, oh
more tracks from the album
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 4: 1964
- My Girl
- When I’m Gone
- You’re So Fine and Sweet
- This Little Girl
- Set Me Free
- Heartbreak Road
- Better Late Than Never
- Pretty Little Angel (Alternate Pressing)
- Thank You (For Loving Me All The Way)
- Looking For The Right Guy
- Feel Alright Tonight
- My Heart
- Tears In Vain
- The Further You Look, The Less You See
- How Can I
- Sweet Thing
- Same Old Story [Alternate Mix]
- Who You Gonna Run To
- I’ll Be Available
- Happy Street
- You’re My Remedy
- I Like It Like That
- Baby Don’t You Go
- Pretty Little Angel
- Castles in the Sand
- Hey Harmonica Man
- (You Can’t Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You
- I Want You ’Round
- My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)
- He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Sad Boy
- Hey Harmonica Man (Alternate Mix)
- Come On Do the Jerk
- Would I Love You
- Baby, Baby I Need You
- I’ll Be in Trouble
- My Guy
- That’s What Love Is Made Of
- The Day When She Needed Me
From the albums
- This Is Northern Soul! Volume 2 (1998)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 4: 1964 (2006)
- Hypnotised Soul (2006)
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