Love's Masquerade

I could tell you all of the stories
That would make you smile 
I could recollect with you about the best comedians 
That would have you laugh for awhile 

I stand on the top of the mountain 
Like Superman in his cape 
Shoulders back and chest out far 
With pride like only a hero could relate 

I can tell you of my accomplishments 
How I served my country and was proud 
I can tell you my wars and battles 
The loss of troops made me cry aloud 

Then there’s the joy I have as a dad 
Raising my kids is such a daunting task 
But I could tell the funny things they do 
And the silly questions they ask 

My work is very important to me
Organization is the key 
Sound leadership, good training 
Creating success for the team 

There’s my love for sports 
That make me jump and cheer as I watch my favorite team play the game
The heartaches of when we lose 
Screaming at the tv calling them names 

My travels across the world 
Seeing different cultures, new found respect I have for life 
Appreciating what I have around me 
Hard to see misery and strife 

Oh how we bask in our laughter, 
Useless flirtations, vain questions about our day 
But, has anyone wanted to really know 
How you feel today?

Love’s masquerade… It peeks from behind the mask 
Of my life’s many views 
But when I look in the mirror, regardless of the mask I wear
I can’t hide from my faults and me pointing in the mirror at you 

The mask hides my hurt and pain 
Let’s the world see my joy 
The world never gets the chance to laugh 
At the crying little boy 

The mask hides the questions 
My inner man wants to say
Instead the world only knows my knowledge 
Always having the right thing to say 

But for some reason… The mask only hides my face 
But if you look into my eyes 
If you look real close you’ll realize 
I’m hurting deep inside 

Love has ducked and dodged me 
But I realize why now 
Love doesn’t stop to ask 
Because love only sees the mask 

I’ve tried to ease it down 
Let the world see my face 
Only to be trodden down
In the mask of mire goes my face 

But I want to try to show 
Who I really am 
But no one wants to care 
Behind the mask there’s a real person, a man 

But maybe you can’t see me 
Because I can’t see you 
Lay down the masks and show the world
The real me, the real you