The Joke

[00:13.51] You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
[00:18.00] With your quiet voice and impeccable style
[00:26.32] Don't ever let them steal your joy
[00:30.79] And your gentle ways
[00:33.76] To keep 'em from running wild
[00:38.83] They can kick dirt in your face
[00:42.14] Dress you down, and tell you that your place
[00:44.75] Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
[00:50.25]
[00:52.30] I see you tugging on your shirt
[00:57.11] Trying to hide inside of it
[00:59.85] And hide how much it hurts
[01:03.90] Let 'em laugh while they can
[01:10.64] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
[01:19.22] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
[01:26.47] And the joke's on them
[01:32.81]
[01:43.71] You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
[01:48.23] It's your brother's world for a while longer
[01:55.12] We gotta dance with the devil on a river
[01:57.73] To beat the stream
[02:00.91] Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
[02:08.24] They come to kick dirt in your face
[02:11.49] To call you weak and then displace you
[02:14.30] After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
[02:19.25]
[02:21.78] I saw your eyes behind your hair
[02:26.18] And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared
[02:33.25] Let 'em laugh while they can
[02:39.25] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
[02:48.49] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
[02:55.54] And the joke's on them
[03:02.41]
[03:11.31] Let 'em laugh while they can
[03:17.19] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
[03:26.25] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
[03:33.42] And the joke's on them
[03:43.39]
[03:52.92] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[03:59.88]
[04:04.74] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[04:09.66]