I Just Had To Laugh I just had to laugh To keep from cryin' My heart stopped I almost dropped When you laid the news on me I just had to run, To keep from crawlin' At your feet Darlin' beggin' pleadin' Don't take that thing from me What'll I do now? Won't you tell me please? It's hard to know, where I stand When I'm down here on my knees I just had to smile, To keep from frownin' A happy clown, Inside I'm down Ever since you said we're through I just had to ask, To keep from wonderin' The mystery was foggin' me Like a fool I played the sleuth What'll I do now? Won't you tell me please? It's hard to know where I stand When I'm down here on my knees I just had to laugh To keep from cryin' My heart stopped I almost dropped When you laid the news on me I just had to swim To keep from drownin' A swollen stream Of tears and dreams White water turning blue What'll I do now? Won't you tell me please? It's hard to know where I stand It's hard to know where I stand It's hard to know where I stand When I'm down here on my knees I'm so low I could sit on a dime and swing my feet