--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Should I Smile Because You're My Friend…" description: "\"Should I Smile Because You're My Friend Or Cry Because Thats All We'll Ever Be? A Million Words Would Not Bring You Back, I Know Because I've Tried. Ne..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/pain-flows-267901_crying_should-i-smile-because-you-re-my-friend_291960.jpg" --- # Should I Smile Because You're My Friend Or Cry Because… ![“Should I Smile Because You're My Friend Or Cry Because Thats All We'll Ever Be? A Million Words Would Not Bring You Back, I Know Because I've Tried. Neither Would A Million Tears, I Know Because I've Cried. How Can You Be Friends With Someone If Everytime You Look At Them It Makes You Want Them…” quote by Pain^flows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/pain-flows-267901_crying_should-i-smile-because-you-re-my-friend_291960.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/pain-flows-267901_crying_should-i-smile-because-you-re-my-friend_291960.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/pain-flows-267901_crying_should-i-smile-because-you-re-my-friend_291960.jpg) > “Should I Smile Because You're My Friend Or Cry Because Thats All We'll Ever Be? A Million Words Would Not Bring You Back, I Know Because I've Tried. Neither Would A Million Tears, I Know Because I've Cried. How Can You Be Friends With Someone If Everytime You Look At Them It Makes You Want Them Even More? My Heart Was Taken By You, Broken By You And Now Is In Pieces Because Of You I know in reality we can't be together, so I just close my eyes and you're right here with me... in my dreams you're mine forever. I was reborn when you first kissed me. Part of me died when you left me. But now I still live, waiting for the day you return to me. The hardest part of dreaming about someone you love is having to wake up. There is one pain I often feel which you will never know because it is caused by the absence of you. Of all the words of tongue or pen, the saddest are those...it might have been. Who do you turn to when the only person who can stop you from crying” Pain^flows ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Unrequited love brings deep pain, blending longing with creative expression. **In simple terms:** Love that cannot be fulfilled hurts. Key Takeaway Channel heartbreak into art and healing. Themes heartbreak loneliness creative expression Mood melancholic introspective Type Crying:0 Friend:0 Friendship:0 Lov:0 Sad love:0 Smile because:0 Tears:0 Smile Friend:0 Cried Friends:0 When to use this quote - poetry - therapy - music composition Key Concepts unrequited love emotional processing writing Questions to Reflect On - What heals a broken heart? - How can you find closure? A Different Perspective Unrequited love may persist indefinitely. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend/) [Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/) [Lov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lov/) [Sad love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sad-love/) [Tears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tears/) ## Related quotes > [Should I smile because you're my friend or cry because that's all we'll ever be?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/should-i-smile-because-you-re-my-friend-or-cry-because-that-s-all-we/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Should I smile because you are my friend, or cry because that all we are ever be](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/should-i-smile-because-you-are-my-friend-or-cry-because-that-all-we/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Should I smile because you're my friend, or cry because thats all we'll ever be?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/should-i-smile-because-you-re-my-friend-or-cry-because-thats-all-we-2/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I smile because you are my friend, I cry because you are my friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jai-brooks/i-smile-because-you-are-my-friend-i-cry-because-you-are-my-friend/) Jai Brooks > [Should I smile because he is my friend, or cry because that's all he is?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/should-i-smile-because-he-is-my-friend-or-cry-because-that-s-all-he-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Fair and foul are near of kin And fair needs foul," I cried. 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