she’s got a smile to light up the skies
and speakin’ of the skies, have you seen those eyes?
like an unsolved riddle, when she gets the giggles
she rolls in the aisles, about to split her sides

but when I joke, I only choke, my words fall on deaf ears
I mess the punchline up, and all my laughter turns to tears
I play the clown, let myself down, nothing seems to work
pratfalls, silly voices, she won’t even crack a smirk!

     (chorus):	
I’d walk a mile... just to make her smile
drivin’ me wild, oh how long can this last
the silence is deafening, she’s gonna be the death of me
oh, Stephanie, let me hear you laugh

when she shares how much she cares
every time our friends gather to meet
her words are sobering, as I’m recovering
from a life without her, that was incomplete

there’s no style or grace to my poker face, so let’s call a spade a spade 
‘cause I‘ve been called a wild card, Jack, and I’ve been called a knave
even when the pot’s raised, all bets are off, and the chips are down
when she finally shows her cards, boys, they’re all jokers, every one		

     (chorus)

now I’ll admit I don’t know when to quit
till I’m sure I’ve gotten everything wrong
I fall-on-my-ass, and she still won’t laugh 
then I’ll try to make her cry with a song 

now to get a rise out of those bright blue eyes, the whole family’s goofin’ around
the little one’s hammin’ it up for the camera - the girl is a natural clown 
the whole crowd cheers out loud for the boy on the team that just won’t lose
and workin’ hard on her Elvis snarl, her oldest is singin’ the blues			

     (chorus)

     (extra, alternate chorus):
let me hear it ring, like a bendin’ string,
a silly symphony, a rhapsody in bluegrass
she’ll go down in infamy, the funniest epiphany
oh Stephanie, let me hear you laugh


Blue Ridge Laughter Yogis