Smoke Gets in Your Eyes lyrics

(Kern, Harbach)

They ask me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course replied
";Something here inside
Cannot be denied";
They said ";Someday you'll find
All who love are blind";
When your heart's on fire
You must realise
Smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt my love
Yet today my love has flown away
I am without my love
Now laughing friends deride
Tears I cannot hide
So I smile and say
";When a lovely flame dies