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You know what's not funny these days Is how much of life we give away Used to laugh now we complain When things seem to not go our way There's no humor left at all At least not so that I recall We misconstrue the do's and don'ts Hardened hearts behind tall walls You know what's not funny now That society has forgotten how To take a joke and laugh out loud Even if it's towards itself We have lost the art in it Jumped both the track and the ship Not a bit of it have we kept Can't even dip our toes in it You know what's not funny here Doesn't seem we've laughed in years Is it because we live in fear That the joke's between our ears
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2d ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTC
What's Not Funny
You know what's not funny these days Is how much of life we give away Used to laugh now we complain When things seem to not go our way There's no humor left at all At least not so that I recall We misconstrue the do's and don'ts Hardened hearts behind tall walls You know what's not funny now That society has forgotten how To take a joke and laugh out loud Even if it's towards itself We have lost the art in it Jumped both the track and the ship Not a bit of it have we kept Can't even dip our toes in it You know what's not funny here Doesn't seem we've laughed in years Is it because we live in fear That the joke's between our ears
mike-hauser
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2d ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTC
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