Lyrics - Should I Laugh or Cry by Abba

(benny andersson / bjorn ulvaeus)
He stands towering over me beside my bed
Losing his head
Tells me
I must take him seriously
Droning on the usual way
He’s such a clever guy
Then
I wonder should
I laugh or cry
He’s dressed in the striped pajamas that
I bought
Trousers too short
Gives me all his small philosophy
Carries on the way he does
And me
I get so tired
And
I wonder should
I laugh or cry
High and mighty his banner flies
A fool’s pride in his eyes
Standing there on his toes to grow in size
All
I see is a big balloon
Halfway up to the moon
He’s wrapped up in a warm and safe cocoon
Of an eternal lie
So should
I laugh or cry
Strange how dangerously indifferent
I have grown
Cold as a stone
No more pain where there was pain before
Far away he rambles on,
I feel my throat go dry
And
I wonder should
I laugh or cry
I don’t mind if his banner flies
A fool’s pride in his eyes
Standing there on his toes to grow in size
All
I see is a big balloon
Halfway up to the moon
He’s wrapped up in a warm and safe cocoon
Of an eternal lie
So should
I laugh or cry?

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