again (x4)   it's up and down   it switches   bad and good, good and bad   one step forward, two steps back   i've been laughing for so long   i liked it better before   before the words even fall from your mouth   i know, i couldn't disagree more   the end (x3)   it's the end (x2)   it sounds the same   it's you again   same face inside the frame   i knew before that this would change   i've been laughing for so long   i liked it better before   before the words even fall from your mouth   i know, i couldn't disagree more   i've been laughing for so long now   so long that i'm afraid   afraid to say so so so long now   so long now (x4)   it seems to me that the sun shines bright   but i'm only looking at pieces of sky   silence (x4)   it's higher than you think   and it's not coming back   if you have anything left   hand it over at the desk (x2)   at the desk (x2)   i've been laughing for so long   i liked it better before   before the words didn't fall from your mouth   i know, i couldn't disagree more   i've been laughing for so long now   so long that i'm afraid   afraid to say so so so long now   so long now (x4)   so long