I can't lock my door    Oh, I don't have no privacy    The only thing that's mine    Is what's inside of me       When I've had enough    A little voice inside    It says you've got to be tough    You've got to take it in stride       Sometimes I am foolish    I let it get the best of me    At least I know that my mistakes    Are my responsibility    And       Chorus:       I just have to laugh to keep from crying    I just have to laugh to keep from crying       I don't have a dime    Oh, to buy those pretty things    But I hear all the evidence    You know it all sounds the same       But I'm still waiting    I've got my hands open wide    You know my dream isn't fading    I keep it hidden inside    Oh       (chorus)       I just have to laugh to keep from crying    I keep on trying       My friends don't understand    Oh, they think I've lost my mind    And I'm choking back the tears    I've got to swallow my pride       (chorus)       I just have to laugh, ah    La, ah    Lo, oh    La, ah