Laughing lyrics

You could have wasted yourself in a plane in the air
But lead poisoning from your daddy to me just didn`t seem fair
Committing the crime of taking your time

You`re laughing we`re carving
Your name in a tree for the kids to see
We hear ya, we fear your ecstasy
You paid the penalty

You could have wasted away on the floor of a hotel room
With the hand of a working girl to lead you into your tomb
Committing the crime of taking your time

You`re laughing we`re carving
Your name in a tree for the kids to see
We hear ya, we fear your ecstasy
You paid the penalty

You could have hung your hat on a pretender`s lust for fame
But you refused to lay it down
It took your old man to live in shame
For committing the crime of taking your time

You`re laughing we`re carving
Your name in a tree for the kids to see
We hear ya, we fear your ecstasy
You paid the penalty
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