Between A Laugh & A Tear
When paradise is no longer fit for you to live in
And your adolescent dreams are gone
Through the days you feel a little used up
And you dont know where your energys gone wrong
Its just your soul feelin a little downhearted
Sometimes life is too ridiculous to live
You count your friends all on one finger
I know it sounds crazy just the way that we live
Chorus:
Between a laugh and a tear
Smile in the mirror as you walk by
Between a laugh and a tear
And thats as good as it can get for us
And there aint no reason to stop tryin
When this cardboard town can no longer amuse you
You see through everything and nothin seems worthwhile
And hypocrite used to be such a big word to you
And it dont seem to mean anything to you now
Just try to live each and every precious moment
Dont be discouraged by the future forget the past
Thats old advise but itll be good to you
I know theres a balance see it when I swing past
Chorus:
Between a laugh and a tear
Smile in the mirror as you walk by
Between a laugh and a tear
And thats as good as it can get for us
And there aint no reason to stop tryin
Between a laugh and a tear
Smile in the mirror as you walk by
Between a laugh and a tear
And thats as good as it can get for us
And there aint no reason to stop tryin
When paradise can no longer amuse you.....
song performed by by John Mellencamp
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Good Foot
I aint tryin to be rude dude
But we tryin to tear up the place, come on
Hey Timbo (yeah)
Dont you hate it when a dude starts actin up
Like this fella over here with his hands on the scuff
Be muggin and carryin on
Hey J.T. (yeah)
Why these dudes keep starin at us
I dont know but Im about to find out whats up
Be easy dont take it to rough
Talk to them
Im not being cocky
I just noticed that she was lookin at me
Chill homeboy be cool
Cause there aint no reason for all the fussin at me
Its just gettin started
And theres alot of fish around here
Just shakin their jelly
I aint tryin to be rude dude
But we tryin to tear up the place, come on
Chorus:
There aint nothing to it
If you wanna get down
Then we can do it, do it
There aint nothing to it
Get out your seat (why)
You aint glued to it
Be easy and watch that tone
Keep stepping with your new suede shoes on
Boys and girls lets all sing along
Now everybody just get on the good foot
Get on the good foot
Now how am I supposed to know shes yours
She aint got no ring on her finger
It aint our fault homeboy
That your girl likes to wonder and linger
You actin so serious
We just danced I aint even ask for her number
Dont be mad cause we the life of the party
We aint really tryin to hurt nobody, talk to them
Im not being cocky
I just noticed that she was lookin at me
Chill homeboy be cool
Cause there aint no reason for all the fussin at me
Its just gettin started
And theres alot of fish around here
Just shakin their jelly
I aint tryin to be rude dude
But we tryin to tear up the place, come on
Chorus:
There aint nothing to it
If you wanna get down
Then we can do it, do it
There aint nothing to it
Get out your seat (why)
You aint glued to it
Be easy and watch that tone
Keep stepping with your new suede shoes on
Boys and girls lets all sing along
Now everybody just get on the good foot
(Oh no) Get on the good foot
(Oh no) Get on the good foot
If you keep on pressin at me
(That dont bother me none)
Cause I see every fish in the sea
(Im a get the baddest one)
You take yourself so seriously
(But you dont impress me none)
Dont be alarmed boy
We came to do no harm boy, talk to them
Im not being cocky
I just noticed that she was lookin at me
Chill homeboy be cool
Cause there aint no reason for all the fussin at me
Its just gettin started
And theres alot of fish around here
Just shakin their jelly
I aint tryin to be rude dude
But we tryin to tear up the place, come on
Chorus:
There aint nothing to it
If you wanna get down
Then we can do it, do it
There aint nothing to it
Get out your seat (why)
You aint glued to it
Be easy and watch that tone
Keep stepping with your new suede shoes on
Boys and girls lets all sing along
Now everybody just get on the good foot
Get on the good foot
Get on the good foot
Slow down boy, girl
Oh, oh, oh
song performed by by Justin Timberlake
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Follow Me
One shoe on; one shoe off.
Nothin in life is decideable; wouldnt you know.
Nothings supposed to be easy.
Take one day at a time. aint no need to hurry.
Realize where you are, and where youre going to.
Chorus:
Follow me, aint no need to go on all by yourself.
Follow me; dont need nobody else.
Follow me; and together well build a better life.
Follow me.
One more time; toe the line;
Nothing in life is impossible. both of us know
Life is as good as we make it.
Dark reflections of the past
Drown in our tomorrows.
Time to laugh; time to love;
Time to live again.
Chorus
Time to laugh; time to live again.
song performed by by Chicago
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Riff Raff
See it on the television every day
Hear it on the radio
It aint humid but it sure is hot
Down in mexico
The boy is trying to tell me
Near enough to the edge (beginning of the end)
Say theyve all been there
Too late my friend
Chorus:
Riff raff
Always good for a laugh (ha ha ha)
Riff raff
Go on, laugh yourself in half
(smile awhile)
Now Im the kind of guy who keeps his big mouth shut
Dont bother me
Somebody give me one arm up
Leave me in misery
Ive never shot nobody
Dont even carry a gun
I aint done nothing wrong
Im just having fun
Chorus
song performed by by AC-DC
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I Die: You Die
This is not love
This is not even worth a point of view
In echo park, i
Pause for effect and whisper who are you?
They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die: you die
Hear them laugh, watch them turn on me
And I die: you die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me, tear me, tear me
Now I have your names
Screaming you will suffer and youre all too late
Now I feel young
Does everything stop when the old dame fails?
They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die: you die
Hear them laugh, watch them turn on me
And I die: you die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me, tear me, tear me
But Im still frightened by the telephone
song performed by by Gary Numan
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I Die;You Die
This is not love
This is not even worth a point of view
In echo park i
Pause for effect and whisper who are you?
They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die; you die
Hear them laugh
Watch them turn on me
And I die; you die
See my scars they call me such things
Tear me tear me tear me
Now Ive got your names
Screaming you will suffer! and its all too late
Now Ill tell you
Does everything stop when the old time fails?
They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die; you die
Hear them laugh watch them turn on me
And I die; you die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me tear me tear me
song performed by by Information Society
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Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls
(Randy Travis/Jim Sales)
Tonight were gonna tear down the walls
Were gonna laugh and drink and dance and have a ball
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
It seems we let the hard times come between us
Like a wall around our hearts we couldn't see
Hard luck and trouble came rainin down upon us
They almost got the best of you and me
Once we loved to stay at home and make love
Now work is all we ever seem to do
We been spendin too much time makin money
I think its time we had a laugh or two
Tonight were gonna tear down the walls
Were gonna laugh and drink and dance and have a ball
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
It seems we let the hard times come between us
Like a wall around our hearts we couldn't see
Hard luck and trouble came rainin down upon us
They almost got the best of you and me
You put your party clothes and makeup
And Ill polish that ol truck until it shines
Dont worry bout a thing til monday mornin
Just leave hard luck and troubles far behind
(cause)
Tonight were gonna tear down the walls
Were gonna laugh and drink and dance and have a ball
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
song performed by by Randy Travis
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Crown Of Scars
Forget about the fight to wear the crown of scars
cause youve already won
Forget the pain and the tears behind you
Bury underneath your feet the remains
Of whats been left behind
cause you have got a long a long way to run
But now you dance the rest of the way
And you dont look back
Can you hear that angel singing
As you rise
Chorus: now you fly away
And you dont look down now
And you laugh till you cant laugh any longer
As you watch your chains fall to the ground
Will you fall against the wall that you have built with your own hands
When you trip upon the thorns that you have tied your legs together with
When you walk upon thin ice that you know you know you should not be walking
Why do you wonder why that you fell through
Chorus
And now you laugh
And your tears
Smile down at your fears
From where you are
From way up here
You know nothings ever looked so good
Nothing ever looked so good
But now you dance the rest of the way
You dont look back
Can you hear that angel singing
As you rise
Chorus x 2
song performed by by Lifehouse
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Why Do You Laugh
(jack hues / nick de spig)
It's good to have a good time
It's good to let your feelings be known
It's good to go out dancing
And it's good to have your people back home
The fashions, oh they're way out babe
I love the colour of your hair
Darling can we go now, oh no
I don't think that you care
Why do you laugh
When everybody's crying
Why do you laugh
When everybody's crying
Why do you, why do you
Oh why?
Is it just that you don't notice
Is it so long since a tear passed your eye?
As your light is gone i'm gone
I seem to get me nowhere
The boys that try to raise a laugh
But there's nothing to smile about down there
And all the faces you're so bored
I know you've heard it all before
But what frightened me is all those people
What they want is more and more
song performed by by Wang Chung
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Laugh
Words and music by
Philip margo, mitchell margo, henry medress and jay siegel
Evry face that I see is all wrapped up in frowns,
And unfortunately, it kind of gets me down.
Laugh,
cause the music is funny
Yeah, the bass sounds off-beat.
Aint that neat.
Laugh,
When you lose all your money,
Or you cant find your shoes
To cover your feet.
Its not so hard to see exactly what Im after.
Sometimes a tear should fall, but I require giggles and chuckles
Laugh,
When youre keepin a secret
And it seems to be known
By the rest of the world.
Laugh,
When you go to a party,
And you cant tell the boys
From the girls.
Every face that I see is all wrapped up in frowns
And unfortunately, it kind of gets me down.
Laugh,
At the things that are wrong.
If you thinks its this song,
Then laugh.
Then laugh.
Then laugh.
[repeat and fade]
song performed by by Monkees
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Laugh
If you can’t laugh at yourself a lot,
You’re not enjoying the life you’ve got.
The greatest source of humor on earth
Has followed you all around since birth.
Into your mirror laugh or at least smile
And be happy for at least a while.
A good laugh will slow that clock down;
Just as it speeds up with every frown.
Laugh at things that make you sad.
You’ll find out they really aren’t so bad.
poem by Gregory Huyette
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Mississippi Delta City Blues
Ive got a smile
That I put on
When Im not at home
When Im not alone
But it is so hard
To make that smile
cause I know Ill be at home
And alone in a while
And if I look in a mirror
I see my eyes start to tear
I cant help but cry
Since you said goodbye
Ive got to hide
Whhat Im feelin inside
Cant let them see
How youre hurtin me
So I guess thats what Ill do
Wont let them see through
Wont let them know
That you could hurt me so
Ive got a laugh
That I put on
When Im not at home
When Im not alone
But it is so hard
To fake that laugh
When my insides are cryin
And my hearts torn in half
And all the music I hear
And things I valued so dear
Make me feel so blue
They all remind me of you
(now) what can I do
(now) that our love is through
And my purpose is gone
Still I got to live on
I guess thats what Ill do
I wont let them see through
I wont let them know
That you could hurt me so
song performed by by Chicago
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Aint It A Shame
(graham russell)
Hit with the bug to run, you didnt go to college we can use you son
You look like the pride of your home town
But how can you hold out when your luck is down
(chorus)
Aint it a shame, aint it a shame, aint it a shame, aint it a shame.
Because Im too tired to run around
Meeting people from the wrong side of town
Looking for a place to live, Ive got no money nothing to give, listen
All you gotta do is look around for something thats new
Find a job thats stimulating, thats easy and Im still waiting
(chorus)
Ive stood in line and done my time
With nothin to do all day
Ive stood in line with all my friends
With nothin to say all day,
Ive stood in line and done my time
With nothin to do all day
Ive stood in line with all my friends
With nothin to say all day, nothin to say all day.
Got brains but got no drive
Moneys cheap, the roads are wide
All the good positions go too fast
I need a job I know will last
Ive got a job for you can you push that shovel can you swing that broom
Keep your head down and dont go slow
But dont forget to stop with the whistle.
(chorus)
(compliments to sharon mcharg)
song performed by by Air Supply
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Don't Wanna Stop
GO!
yea.....yea
one two
all these games you play your messin with me head
(your messin with me head)
And i dont know why i stay i should leave instead
(should leave instead)
When i speak from my heart you laugh like its a game
(well this aint no game)
Yea we make great friends but it just isnt the same
And i know this is not the way it should be
and i know you treat him like me
But I dont
wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
I dont wanna stop
Dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
Now i dont need you to buy me pretty things
( you dont pay for me)
pay for my tattoos or by me diamond rings
(we dont want those things)
all i know is that im happy to see you smile
(wanna see you smile)
and it would make my day if you would just stay for awhile
(wont you stay with me?)
And i know this is not the way it should be
And i know you treat him like me
But i dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
I dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
dont wanna stop
This has gone on for way to long
And im tired of moving on
this has gone on for way to long.
....this has gone on for way to long
and im tired of way to long.
this has gone on for way to long
And i know this is not the way it should be
and i know you treat him like me
but i dont
wanna stop
song performed by by Good Charlotte from Good Charlotte
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Dont Cha Stop
Right here Id like to melt inside of you
Right here you kiss is totally new
Right here your hands are soft and creamy
Right here your mouth is wet and dreamy
And its just what I like
So dim down the light
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
If it makes you feel good
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
Your rhapsody is blowing my cool-ool
Your fantasies there written for fools
Your long black hair tickles my skin skin
It feels so luscious come on do it again, oh yeah
And its just what I like
Dim down the light
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
If it makes you feel good
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
If it makes you feel good
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
If it makes you feel good, good,
Good, good, good
Dont cha stop dont cha stop
A dont cha stop if it makes you feel
Good, good, good
Oo dont cha stop dont cha stop
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
Dont you stop dont cha stop
If it makes you feel
Good, good, good
Good, good, good
Good, good, good
Dont cha stop
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
(dont cha stop dont cha stop)
[repeat-fade]
song performed by by Cars
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I Want To With You
Love is a lot like a garden
You throw your whole heart into
Once I was easily started
The hard thing to do
Was following through
Chorus
But I want to with you
Make a love that will last forever
I want to with you
make a life we can live together
Baby I promise you
Every time I laugh
Every tear I cry
Every long night I live through
I want to with you
Life is a lot like a battle
When love is under attack
Once I was easily rattled
I'd run just like that
I wouldn't fight back
(repeat chorus)
Once upon a lonely time
I didn't want to share my life
But now I find in everything that I do
I want to with you
Baby I promise you
Every time I laugh
Every tear I cry
Every long night I live through
I want to, I want to, oh with you
Oh I want to with you baby oh yeah
I want to with you
I want to with you
I want to with you
song performed by by LeAnn Rimes
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Dont Wanna Stop
Dont wanna stop
All these games you play,
Theyre messin with my head, (messin with my head)
I dont know why I stay,
I should leave instead, (I should leave instead)
When I speak from my heart, you laugh like its a game, (this aint no game)
Yeah, wed make great friends, but it just isnt the same
Chorus
And I know this is not the way it should be,
And I know you treat him like me
But I dont,
I dont wanna stop,
I dont wanna stop,
Now I dont need you to buy me pretty things, (you dont pay for me)
Pay for my tattoos or buy me diamond rings, (we dont want those things)
All I know is that Im happy to see you smile (I want to see you smile)
And itd make my day if youd just stay for awhile, (stay with me)
Chorus
This has gone on way too long
And Im tired of movin on,
Chorus
song performed by by Good Charlotte
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I Am A Mirror
Lead vocal: leo sayer
Suppose I were to tell you that the meaning of dreams
Is not all that it seems and the ultimate truth is a lie.
And you are just a puppet who can dance on a string.
Do you feel anything?
Would you laugh? would you care? would you cry?
But the meaning of life is a mystery, how can anyone disagree?
And the music is a symphony which we play in a minor key.
I am a mirror. I am a mirror. looking at me you see yourself
I am a mirror. I am a mirror. every face is someone else.
Look at me smile and youre the clown. and if I dance you turn around.
Look in my eyes and see your tears until the music disappears.
So if you are confused and dont know which way to go.
You will certainly know. from the moment were living we die.
And if its all a crazy game you dont want to play
Tell me what you can say.
Its a joke. its the truth. its a lie.
But the meaning of life is a mystery that we dont understand.
And the music is a rhapsody if youre happy the way that you are.
I am a mirror. I am a mirror. looking at me you see yourself
I am a mirror. I am a mirror. every face is someone else.
Look at me smile and youre the clown. and if I dance you turn around.
Look in my eyes and see your tears until the music disappears.
And the meaning of life is a mystery though we live it from day to day.
But the music of live should be harmony so that anyone here can play.
I am a mirror. I am a mirror. looking at me you see yourself
I am a mirror. I am a mirror. every face is someone else.
Look at me smile and youre the clown. and if I dance you turn around.
Look in my eyes and see your tears until the music disappears.
song performed by by Alan Parsons Project
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Dont Stop
Remember when somebody
Tried to tell you how to walk
And now they got the balls
To tell us how we should talk
Oh no, glove love aint cool
I must agree
So get outta my face
You aint got nothing on me
Some say they do
Some say they dont
I take it in stride
And I can never get enough
If I dont got to swallow my pride
I heard it all before and then
She told me gimme some slack
Then she smiled at me and gave me
The shirt right off her back
And thats when I took advantage of the situation
(chorus)
Dont stop
Rockin your socks off
Dont stop
Knockin their blocks off
Dont stop
Gettin your rocks off
Dont stop
Takin a hit, boy
Dont stop
Shakin your fist, boy
Dont stop
I aint got much to lose
Im feelin so confused
Theres such a small thin line
Between pleasure and pain
And when you say dont
Then its dont stop
I got to complain
Yeah, I think I may be getting
Real tired of all the steam
Because its hard to get the way
You move out of my dreams
Got to get it while you can
Whenever youre in doubt
You got to whip it out
When you keep hearin no
And your body says yes
But you cant hear a word
Thats been said
But you gotta confess
Looking up her address
Got you thinkin with your other head
(chorus)
song performed by by Aerosmith
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Giving Up
I feel like i'm broken
I feel like i'm rotting at my core
I feel like my soul has fled from my body
I feel like i'm useless
I feel like a codependent whore
I feel like I have nothing left to give
I feel like you dont want me anymore
I feel like I have been thrown away
I feel like an abandoned child thrown out on the streets
Why do they have to lie to me
Why do they try to control me
Why do they try to tell me who I am
They don't know me
They don't own me
This shit has got to stop
I feel like I have done something terribly wrong
I feel like no one should have to deal with me
I feel like you shouldn't care for me anymore
I feel I have done more damage then a wreaking ball
I am a danger to myself
I am codependent
I am selfish
I am dishonest
I am no longer to be trusted
I am not me anymore
I have no more to offer
I have nothing left to give
I have no joyful soul that you use to know
I can no longer smile
I can no longer laugh
I can no longer entertain you
I can no longer be of any help
I have given up on life
I have given up on people
I have given up on relationships
I have given up on you
There is no longer a reason for me to love or be loved
For I feel you have given up on me
Therefore there isn't a reason for living
Usless youre dying for me
(11-30-04)
poem by Brandi Young
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Nothing So Good
Aint nothin so good
As a sunday morning
When the day is dawnin? kinda makes you feel good
There aint nothing so fine
As a lazy weekend
Just hangin out with your best friend
There aint nothing so good
There aint nothing so good as a good time
Theres nothing so right as the right time
I said please ? dont count on me
Said please ? dont count on me
Theres nothing so good as a good time
Maybe there should
There aint nothing so good
Aint nothin so strong
As the strength of a good love
I cant get enough
Cant ever get too much love
There aint nothing so right
As the sound of your voice
Im gonna make it my choice
And get into something good
There aint nothing so good as a good time
There aint nothing so right as the right time
I said please ? dont count on me
Said please ? dont you count on me
Theres nothing so good as a good time
Maybe there should
There aint nothing so good
Sail away
Cant drift too far
Gotta get away
Be where you are
Sail away, sail away
Sail on far
Gotta find a way
Into your heart
Aint nothin so good
As a sunday morning
When the day is dawning
Kinda makes you feel good
There aint nothing so fine
As a lazy weekend
Just hangin out with your best friend
There aint nothing so good
There aint nothing so good as a good time
Aint nothing so right as the right time
I said please ? dont count on me
Said please ? dont count on me
Theres nothing so good as a good time
Maybe there should
There aint nothing so good
Good, good, nothin so good
Good, good, nothin so good
Good, good, nothin so good
Nothin so good as a good time
Good, good, nothin so good
Nothin so good as a good time
Good, good, nothin so good
Nothin so good as a good time
Good, good, nothin so good
Nothin so good as a good time
Good, good, nothin so good
Nothin so good as a good time
Good, good, nothin so good
song performed by by Nazareth
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