Someone Might See Us (by James Kavanaugh)

 

Someone Might See Us

We’ve got to stop laughing like this –

someone might see us

And wonder why we’re still giggling

When the whole world is weeping.

We’ve got to stop laughing like this –

someone might see us

(Did I tell you That you have a clown’s face,

That your ears are too big for your head,

Poking through your hair Like curious children,

Begging to be nibbled at?)

But we’ve got to stop laughing like this

With tears in our eyes

(Which is a nice way for tears to take their leave).

Someone might see us

And wonder why we’re still laughing

When the evening news Only permits an occasional grin.

(Did I tell you that

Your bottom lip hangs down Like a baby bulldog’s,

that your teeth are crooked

And I love you?)

But we’ve got to stop laughing like this

And set some goals

Or be practical

And maybe save the world

Because someone might see us

And wonder why we’re laughing

When the bankers look worried

And money’s tight

(Did I tell you that your nose is bent,

That you have hound’s eyes

And squirrel’s cheeks

And I love you?)