book of life
Laugh, till I started to cry.
Laugh, well I thought I’d die.
Laugh, my oh my
My oh my, my oh my.
I’m standing there eating a banana
It was kinda yellow, well, kinda.
They are talking about the world’s funniest book.
I slip on a banana peel
Slide in take a look.
I’m in a bookstore.
Man is signing autographs.
What am I here for?
It's not for the laughs.
I tried life but I can tell you
The book is better, every letter.
I’m in a movie theater.
It’s intermission.
Brokers are counting their commissions.
Eating popcorn.
Thinkin’ about being born.
Woman next to me
Is sipping something you can’t see.
She is taking care.
She didn’t buy it there.
She says, “The movie is good
But the book is better, every letter.”
I’m in church
There’s no steeple
When you open its doors
There’s no people.
The preacher is talking
All about strife
And how the devil is walking
Next to you in life.
And about how hard
It is to be good
And live the life
The good book says you should.
He says, “You can try life but I can tell you
The book is better, every letter.”
I see a purple dog
Watching a river flow
Sitting next to a tattooed woman
Who looks like she might know.
The answer to trouble and strife
The answer to a dog’s life.
The answer to given and taken.
The answer to destroying and making.
She says, “Oh yes, it’s all clear
You can see it from here.
It’s just around the next bend.
Right after the end.
It’s all been written
In the great book.
They got some great stories there
Take a look.”
She says, “I tried life but I can tell you
The book is better, every letter.”
Laugh, till I started to cry.
Laugh, well I thought I’d die.
Laugh, my oh my
My oh my, my oh my.