Michigan lakes
Remember we moved a 100 pianos in one day
For some kind of show
My brother was m.i.a.
We met in july
I think we were swimming at the lake when pope paul died
I thought to myslef "you'd make the perfect bride"
If i could make you laugh
If i could make you laugh
If i could make you laugh
If i could make you laugh
Would you have stayed when i left?
I can still recall your taste it's all i kept
That town was such a waste
But you i won't forget
Work was steady enough
When everyone wanted uprights in their basement dens
Unfinished houses they were just built right in
My mom and dad
I still think my leaving was the thing that did them in
I came back for the wakes
I never came home again
If i could make you laugh
If i could make you laugh
If i could make you laugh
If i could make you laugh
Would you have stayed when i left?
I can still recall your taste it's all i kept
That town was such a waste
But you i won't forget
I never could forgot
Was it love or just a play
It seems a million years away
Sometimes i see you in my sleep
Muddy water on your feet
The sun was shining on your hair
I reach your hand but you're not there
I hope you're laughing all the time
I hope you still can read my mind
I hope you're laughing all the time
I hope you're laughing all the time
All the time
All the time
I think in the spring
I'll go back and buy one of those pianos learn to play
I'm setting aside a couple of hours a day