I Should Be Laughing
Written by Glen Burtnik and Patty Smyth
Lead vocals by Patty Smyth
Somewhere in a scrapbook
There's a rose you gave to me
And a photograph that's torn in half
And all that's left is me
And happily ever after darlin'
Well, that came after I was gone
And they tell you that you can't go back
Then why can't I go on
When I should be laughing at this joke
Dressed up as love, disguised as hope
Isn't is funny after all this time
A tear is falling. When I should be laughing
Sunsets like a painting
Windows like a frame
The night comes in and I begin
To see it all again
When I should be laughing at this joke
Dressed up as love, disguised as hope
Isn't it funny after all this time
Regret can find me. When I should be laughing
I should be laughing at life and all of the tricks that it plays
I should be laughing at time and how fast it's slipping away
Somewhere in a scrapbook
There's a rose you gave to me
With one last look, I close the book
And let the past just be
Cause I should be laughing at this joke
Dressed up as love, disguised as hope
Isn't it funny after all this time
A tear is falling. When I should be laughing.
Recorded by Patty Smyth and released on the Patty Smyth album. Also recorded by Regina Regina and released on the Regina Regina album.
Thanks to Richard Ryley of the Patty Smyth Fan Club for transcribing the lyrics to this song.
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