We can write the chapters of existance starting now, Starting now We'll throw it all down I can see the shadows in the water on the ground, On the ground They follow me around Behind every story there's a quick end Behind every smile there's a clown To understand I guess I'd have to be a dead man Trying not to laugh out loud I can hear a lonely operator on the phone, On the phone She can't call home Over seas the burns are third degree And the collection plate's been pa**ed and receved by me I wish I could tell you all you children why your here, Why your here We'd all sing along Is there something cause theres no way of knowing till your gone, When I'm gone I'll prove you all wrong Behind every woman is a good man Trying not to put the head out To understand I guess I'd have to be a dead man Trying not to laugh out loud Behind every story there's a quick end Behind every smile there's a clown To understand I guess I'd have to be a dead man Trying not to laugh out Behind every woman is a good man Trying not to put the head out To understand I guess I'd have to be a dead man Trying not to laugh out loud Trying not to laugh out loud Trying not to laugh out loud