Awkward laughter Is that all we have to share All that we dare? Awkward laughter Fills in an empty space It's there on your face Unnerved, distressed, unsettled and all the rest Perturbed, shook up, unravelled and under stress And the more and more you know The strain tightens and cracks show The more and more you think The will crumbles and the spirits sink The more and more you wish The farther away your dreams are pushed Awkward laughter Comes in a sudden burst We just make things worse And now that we have found We're standing on shifting ground We are left With only the fading sound Of awkward laughter Awkward Laughter (There are some things you just can't say But everybody in his own way knew it!)