Lyrics

We laugh to keep from crying
We never wear no frown, no
We dance to keep from drowning
We turn it all around now
When you keep your light shining
You never wear no frown, no
We laugh to keep from crying
We laugh to keep from crying

If I was paid every time
I felt a way in my forty
A billionaire in my mind
But be the king of the lonely
So through the rain and fire
I find a way, keep it high key
Giving my pain up to Yahweh
I’ve been that way since a shorty

We got it from our mom
Laugh it up and we keep it calm
Sedate the main and numb
I get it from my daddy
Remedy that runs in the family
We keep it light in the darkness

We laugh to keep from crying
We never wear no frown, no
We dance to keep from drowning
We turn it all around now
When you keep your light shining
You never wear no frown, no
We laugh to keep from crying
We laugh to keep from crying

Everybody thinks they know me
But they don’t really have a clue
At the top, you can feel lonely
‘Cause you don’t really know
Who’s about the truth
But I know God is the author
He told me how to smile
When things are going wrong
That’s why I laugh to keep from crying

We laugh to keep from crying
We never wear no frown, no
We dance to keep from drowning
We turn it all around now
When you keep your light shining
You never wear no frown, no
We laugh to keep from crying
We laugh to keep from crying

But when we cry it’s beautiful
So when we cry it’s beautiful
But when we cry it’s beautiful
So when we cry it’s beautiful
So go on and cry
But don’t weep too long
‘Cause in the morning
Your joy will come

We laugh to keep from crying
We never wear no frown, no
We dance to keep from drowning
We turn it all around now
When you keep your light shining
You never wear no frown, no
We laugh to keep from crying
We laugh to keep from crying

We laugh to keep from crying
We never wear no frown, no
We dance to keep from drowning
We turn it all around now
When you keep your light shining
You never wear no frown, no
We laugh to keep from crying
We laugh to keep from crying