I`m Gonna Be Strong

<br>(peak Billboard position # 9 in 1964)<br>Words and Music by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil<br>I can see you`re slipping away from me<br>And you`re so afraid I`ll plead with you to stay<br>But I`m gonna be strong and let you go your way<br>Our love is gone, there`s no sense in holding on<br>`cause your pity now would be too much to bear<br>So I`m gonna be strong and pretend I don`t care<br>I`m gonna be strong and stand as tall as I can<br>Yes, I`m gonna be strong and let you run along and take it like a man<br>When you say it`s the end I`ll just hand you a line<br>I`ll smile and say Don`t you worry, I`m fine<br>And you`ll never know, darling, after you kiss me goodbye<br>How I`ll break down and cry eye-eye-eye.