It's A Laugh

Album: Along The Red Ledge (1978)
Charted: 20
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  • You must be thinkin' something
    But you ain't sayin' nothing
    You remember me
    I used to be your boyfriend

    There ain't no point in reason
    It only gets defensive
    Why should we ruin the purity of the moment

    It's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid I gotta laugh
    And the funny thing is everyone thought
    We were forever

    It's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid that I gotta laugh
    And the other thing is I really thought
    That we were special

    Maybe I should feel guilty
    Is that the American way
    But I just look at myself
    As if I were above me

    You must be thinkin' something
    But you ain't saying nothing
    You remember me, I have been here always

    It's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid I gotta laugh
    And the funny thing is everyone thought
    We were forever

    It's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid I gotta laugh
    And the other thing is I really thought
    We were special, we were forever

    It's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid I gotta laugh
    And the funny thing is everyone thought
    We were forever

    It's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid I gotta laugh
    And the other thing is I really thought
    That we were special

    So strange but it's a laugh, what a laugh
    It's so stupid I gotta laugh
    And the other thing is everyone thought
    We were forever Writer/s: DARYL HALL
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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Comments: 1

  • Matt from Dayton, OhThere is a anecdote I heard a long time ago (by Hall and Oates, I believe) that the song was inspired by a friend that was going to kill himself over a girl and Hall (I believe) thought it was a laugh that the guy was going to kill himself over someone that didn't give a hit about him.
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