The Joke - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC

You're feeling nervous, aren't you, boy?
 With your quiet voice and impeccable style
 Don't ever let them steal your joy
 And your gentle ways to keep 'em from running wild
 They can kick dirt in your face
 Dress you down, and tell you that your place
 Is in the middle, when they hate the way you shine
 I see you tugging on your shirt
 Trying to hide inside of it and hide how much it hurts
 Let 'em laugh while they can
 Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
 I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
 And the joke's on them
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 You get discouraged, don't you, girl?
 It's your brother's world for a while longer
 We gotta dance with the devil on a river
 To beat the stream
 Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
 They come to kick dirt in your face
 To call you weak and then displace you
 After carrying your baby on your back across the desert
 I saw your eyes behind your hair
 And you're looking tired, but you don't look scared
 Let 'em laugh while they can
 Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
 I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
 And the joke's on them
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 Let 'em laugh while they can
 Let 'em spin, let 'em scatter in the wind
 I have been to the movies, I've seen how it ends
 And the joke's on them