They ask me how I knew

They ask me how I knew
My true love was true
I of course reply
Something inside can’t be denied

They said
Someday you'll find
All who love are blind.
When your heart's on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes

So I chaffed them
And I gaily laughed
To think they could doubt
To think
They could doubt my love

But 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
Smoke gets in your eyes