Name: Song 13_SMILE BEFORE YOU CRY by Rob Prentice
Duration: 2 min 44 s
Description: Song performed by Patti and AJ in Act Two. The song demonstrates the Gospel R&B roots of Country music.

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On My Way Back

Song performed by Patti and AJ in Act Two. The song demonstrates the Gospel R&B roots of Country music.

Blue Jean's: Original Cast Recording

Song 13_SMILE BEFORE YOU CRY

Song Lyrics:
i have hungry skin
it begs to be fed
it has control 
over what i’ve done and said
i have hungry skin 
it craves your touch
and its got thin 
patience 
i’ve got thin patience 
actually 
i don’t know who i’m meant to be
i don’t know what i’m doing 
but i’m doing the best i can
naturally 
these thoughts come so naturally 
maybe they’re a part of me
like the hungry skin beneath
i’ve said things 
that i never meant
but at this point
i’d settle for even a passing brush of flesh
on my flesh
it needs to
be sated 
i cant make it
behave cause
i don’t know what it would do
and even 
if i didn’t want to
my hungry skin 
does whatever it wants to do
and i cant let you slip away
i’ll do whatever 
and say anything i have to say
i have hungry skin
it begs to be fed
it has control 
over what i’ve done and said

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SLEEP IS MY ONLY RELIEF

Karen Braysher and Peter Zalusy

3/4 
Intro
ll: Bsus /  / l Am6 /  / :ll

V1
E                                               A          F#m
I guess what we had was not special enough
c                             A              E
I didn’t see it coming 'or the end, though it was pretty rough
            E          E7                                  A                   F"m
It was hard to believe we weren't together anymore
            B7                   F"m 11              A               E       
When I asked for one last kiss, I was shown the door

Chorus
         C"m            Bsus F"m11
Now sleep is my only relief
                C"m.            Bsus.         F"m11
when I’m awake all I feel is the grief
                 E                       E7 tacet                A          /    /  Am   //
I need the dark to turn it off,       'or I see' memories of you 
E                  Bsus E.       Bsus E              Bsus  E
Sleep is my only relief,       sleep is my only relief                             

V2
E                                                   A                      F"m
 you want to be friends 'babe', I just can’t push through
      B7                                            A           E              
My confidence is played and I'm feeling a fool
E                         E7               A                F"m
A woman cries for  reasons she   just can't   explain
          B7                       F"m 11th.                      A                 E
when pushed to my limit,  come crashing down alone again

Repeat Chorus

Bridge

A                                                   E                         A                                            E
You wanna come on over, now, I'm doing fine, What's running through your mind?
A                               E                                         A                 D"dim  D7     E
After the pain I felt right through my heart  got nothing left     for      you

Repeat Chorus

Last line X 2

Master - "Sleep Is My Only Relief" Written by Karen Braysher & Peter Zasuly

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Rob started writing song lyrics in high school. It became a passion of his and a way to express his emotions. He moved to Nashville in '99 due to a job transfer. Rob thought he would be able to pursue songwriting in his spare time. Little did he know he would not have any spare time. Recently, Rob made the decision to make time to pursue his passion for songwriting, work on his craft, and get his songs recorded and out into the universe.

Song 13_SMILE BEFORE YOU CRY

Rob Prentice

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