That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore Lyrics - The World Won't Listen - The Smiths

Park the car at the side of the road 

You should know 

Time's tide will smother you 

And I will too 

When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely 

Their only desire is to die 

Well, I'm afraid 

It doesn't make me smile 

I wish I could laugh 

But that joke isn't funny anymore 

It's too close to home and it's too near the bone 

It's too close to home and it's too near the bone, more than you'll ever know 

When they fall down 

Kick them when they fall down 

You kick them when they fall down 

When they fall down 

You kick them when they fall down 

Kick them when they fall down 

You kick them when they fall down 

Kick them when they fall down 

It was dark as I drove the point home 

And on cold leather seats, well, it suddenly struck me 

I just might die with a smile on my face after all