Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dean Johnson - Painted Smile
from I Hope We Can Still Be Friends
Order: deanjohnson.scfm.me/friends

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CREDITS
Produced by Sera Cahoone
Recorded by Nich Wilbur and Johnny Sangster at Unknown Studio
Mixed by Johnny Sangster at Crackle & Pop
Mastered by Ed Brooks and Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering
Composed by Dean Johnson
Lyrics by Dean Johnson

Dean Johnson - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Sera Cahoone - Vocals, Drums, Percussion
Abbey Blackwell - Upright Bass
Sam Peterson - Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Baritone Guitar
Jon Hyde - Pedal Steel


LYRICS
I saw you falling in
I saw you falling in
Down into that place where I had been
You are on the lip
The sweet and tender lip
But, my friend, there are teeth below the kiss
You’ll be gone a while
You’ll be gone a while
Locked behind the painted smile
You’ll be gone a while
There’s no saving you
There’s nothing we can do
I have shown my scars
And you shoved on through
If we see you again
If we see you again
Reach out your hand, reach out your hand
If we see you again

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