Make a joke about itMake me feel all rightPaint bright colours over itPaint it out of sightChange around some numbers'Til it all makes sensePut it down, put it down to experienceThe rain is coming down, the wind is blowingThe cold is biting, still you're showingYour brave face is never fooling anybodyYour brave face is putting on a showYour brave faceYou've got to learn to trust somebodyIt's time to live, time to cry, time to let it goTell me you can take itYou're OK more or lessJust another dog's dinnerJust another fine messYou don't need my charityYou can deal with thisShrug it all off, shrug it all off,that's the way it isSmile and tell me shit will happenWhen all your life your life's been slappingYour brave face is never fooling anybodyYour brave face is putting on a showYour brave faceYou've got to learn to trust somebodyIt's time to live, time to cry, time to let it goI'd like to know how long you think youcan keep the same expressionNever blinking, never shrinking from thefists you kissAnd I'd like to know how braveyou think that isI see white teeth shining through the blackand blueSay it out loud, say it out loud, I'll still bethere for youYour brave face is never fooling anybodyYour brave face is putting on a showYour brave faceYou've got to learn to trust somebodyIt's time to live, time to cry, time to let it go