That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

Park the car at the side of the road You should know Time's tide will smother you And I will too When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely Their only desire is to die Well, I'm afraid It doesn't make me smile I wish I could laugh But that joke isn't funny anymore It's too close to home and it's too near the bone It's too close to home and it's too near the bone, more than you'll ever know When they fall down Kick them when they fall down You kick them when they fall down When they fall down You kick them when they fall down Kick them when they fall down You kick them when they fall down Kick them when they fall down It was dark as I drove the point home And on cold leather seats, well, it suddenly struck me I just might die with a smile on my face after all I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now it's happening in mine I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now it's happening in mine I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now it's happening in mine I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now it's happening in mine I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now it's happening in mine happening in mine, happening in mine happening in mine, happening in mine I've seen this happen in other people's lives And now, and now it's happening in mine, happening in mine No, no, no I've seen this happen, and now it's happening in mine And now, it's happening in mine I've seen this happen in other people's lives, no, no, no Now it's happening in mine --- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - The Smiths