I Should Be Laughing

Patty Smyth

Somewhere in a scrap book

There's a rose you gave to me

And the photograph that's torn in half

And all that's left is me

Live happily ever after

That came after I was gone

And they tell you that you can't go back

Then why can't I go on?

When should be laughin' at this joke

Dressed up as love, disguised as hope

And isn't funny after all this time

A tear is fallin' when I should be laughin'

Sunsets are like a painting, windows like a frame

When night comes in and I begin

To see it all again

'Cuz I should be laughin' at this joke

The damage done the words I spoke

And isn't funny after all this time

Regret can find me when I should be laughin'

I should laughin' at life

And all of the tricks that it plays

I should be laughin' at time

And how fast its slippin' away

Somewhere in a scrap book

There's a rose you gave to me

And with one last look

I close the book

And let the past just be

When should be laughin' at this joke

Dressed up as love, disguised as hope

And isn't funny after all this time

A tear is fallin' when I should be laughin'