"The Joke"

[00:13.44] You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?

[00:17.97] With your quiet voice and impeccable style

[00:26.35] Don't ever let them steal your joy

[00:31.01] And your gentle ways, to keep 'em from running wild

[00:38.89] They can kick dirt in your face

[00:41.89] Dress you down, and tell you that your place

[00:44.63] Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine

[00:52.25] I see you tugging on your shirt

[00:56.78] Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts

[01:04.02] Let 'em laugh while they can

[01:10.29] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

[01:19.30] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

[01:26.53] And the joke's on them

[01:33.44] .

[01:43.66] You get discouraged, don't you, girl?

[01:48.41] It's your brother's world for a while longer

[01:55.16] We gotta dance with the devil on a river

[01:57.86] To beat the stream

[02:00.87] Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder

[02:08.27] They come to kick dirt in your face

[02:11.39] To call you weak and then displace you

[02:14.54] After carrying your baby on your back across the desert

[02:21.67] I saw your eyes behind your hair

[02:26.42] And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared

[02:33.06] Let 'em laugh while they can

[02:39.45] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

[02:48.71] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

[02:55.45] And the joke's on them

[03:02.05] (Interlude)

[03:10.96] Let 'em laugh while they can

[03:17.24] Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind

[03:26.35] I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends

[03:33.40] And the joke's on them

[03:46.53] .