The Joke (Live from Studio A)

[00:18.52] You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?

[00:23.57] With your quiet voice and impeccable style

[00:32.33] Don't ever let them steal your joy

[00:37.64] And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild

[00:45.34] They can kick dirt in your face

[00:48.79] Dress you down, and tell you that your place

[00:51.72] Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine

[00:59.68] I see you tugging on your shirt

[01:04.47] Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts

[01:11.90] Let 'em laugh while they can

[01:18.82] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

[01:28.64] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

[01:36.09] And the joke's on them

[01:53.62] You get discouraged, don't you, girl?

[01:58.42] It's your brother's world for a while longer

[02:05.86] You gotta dance with the devil on a river

[02:08.51] To beat the stream

[02:11.70] Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder

[02:19.15] They come to kick dirt in your face

[02:22.35] To call you weak and then displace you

[02:25.53] After carrying your baby on your back across the desert

[02:32.97] I saw your eyes behind your hair

[02:37.75] And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared

[02:44.65] Let 'em laugh while they can

[02:51.03] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

[03:00.32] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

[03:07.50] And the joke's on them

[03:23.49] Let 'em laugh while they can

[03:29.59] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

[03:38.89] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

[03:46.06] And the joke's on them