Staring at a pair of eyebrows On a suit that might as well be papered green A bunch of geezers taking off their glasses Seemingly so bored with what they see Without a single molecule of magic Then what kind of world can there really be Don't they want to broaden their horizons So can find the things that might re-shape the lies of history In this carnival of life There's so many rides to ride Moments mix to make your mind Doesn't anybody want to go... Oh, don't be so serious Lighten up, have a laugh, have a heart When they're digging your own grave You don't want them to say You were always a lump from the start. So don't be so serious And you just might like who you are Sure things can go wrong, But they can still go right If you keep on keeping on You can make it through the night Cause we won't be long in this carnival of life So lighten up, have a laugh, have a heart Scared to make the simplest decision When, what's to gain and what's to lose You're losin' trust in your very own vision Questioning the whens, the wheres and whos And thinkin' that the devil's gonna get ya When he probably needs a new pair of shoes Did you ever think that maybe you're afraid of your own . . . . the paths you won't pursue. Instead of getting lost inside The twinklin' of an eye A cotton candy in the sky Oh forgive me, I forgot you're busy Oh, don't be so serious Lighten up, have a laugh, have a heart When they're digging your own grave You don't want them to say That you never had time for the stars So don't be so serious And life is much better by far Sure things can go wrong, But they can still go right If you keep on keeping on, When they say "go fly a kite" Cause we don't belong in this carnival of life So lighten up, have a laugh, have a heart Drown yourself in smiles Don't forget to eat sugar 'till you're ill You may be the rotten egg but you can be the king of your own hill You'll get to the finish line to win the race where no one says you'll win When the monsters in your . . . . sky is falling . . . . . . . . . . can be still (?) Oh, don't be so serious Lighten up, have a laugh, have a heart When they're digging your grave You don't want them to say You were always a runt from the start So don't be so serious And life is much better by far Sure things can go wrong, but they can still go right If you keep on keeping on your gonna be all right Cause we don't belong in this carnival of life So lighten up, have a laugh, have a heart