There's a rose you gave to me

And a photograph

That's torn in half

& all that's left is me



Happily ever after

That came after I was gone

& they tell you that

You can't go back

So why can't I go on?



Chorus:

When 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 fallin'; when i should be laughing



Sunsets are like a painting

Windows like a frame

The night comes in

& I begin to see it all again



Chorus:

Cause I should be laughing at this joke

The damage done, the words I spoke

& isn't it funny after all this time

regret can find me; when i should be laughing



I should be laughing at life

& all of the tricks that it plays

I should be laughing at time

& how fast its slippin away



Somewhere in a scrapbook

There's a rose you gave to me

& with one last look, i close the book

& let the past just be...



Chorus:

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 fallin'

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 fallin' when i should be laughing