It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry Songtext
von Bruce Hornsby

One eye is open, the other eye is shut
Don′t throw anything to me
I'm in no place, no place to receive
And I just can′t move a thing
Things are rough down here
You know it's a little grim
Whatever you've got to pick me up
To help me out, I′m in
I′m down with that

In my dream I can fly, fly high
Over the fields and across the sky
Then I'm awake and I′m back on the ground
If you could take me back up there
I'm down, down with that


When I escape and close my eyes
Can′t tell you from me
Sometimes in the dreams I look at myself
And it's looks so good, what I see
I′m having a little trouble here
Could you maybe help me out?
A little confidence pill you got
To take away my self-doubt
I'm down with that

In my dream I can fly, fly high
Over the fields and across the sky
Then I'm awake and I′m back on the ground
If you could take me back up there
I′m down, down with that

Slow down sun, shake yourself
Why make your own hell?
Say what are you doing son?
I'm just trying to likemyself
I′d love to help myself
You know I really, really would
May your days be bright and well

In my dream I can fly, fly high
Over the fields and across the sky
Then I'm awake and I′m back on the ground
If you could take me back up there
I'm down, down with that

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Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby, can′t buy a thrill
Well, I've been up all night, baby, leanin' on the window sill
Well, if I die on top of the hill
And if I don′t make it, you know my baby will

Don′t the moon look good, mama, shinin' through the trees?
Don′t the brakeman look good, mama, flagging down the "Double E"?
Don't the sun look good goin′ down over the sea?
Don't my gal look fine when she′s comin' after me?

Now the wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost
I want to tell everybody, but I could not get across
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby, I don't wanna be your boss
Don′t say I never warned you when your train gets lost