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Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Canonical path: /cockburn-bruce/listen-for-the-laugh
Related lyric paths: 6
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Listen For The Laugh
Read Listen For The Laugh lyrics by Bruce Cockburn on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Listen For The Laugh
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It's not the laughter of rain in the drain
It's not the laughter of a man in pain
It's not the laughter you can hide behind
It's not the laughter of a frightened mind
Balanced on the brink only waiting for a shove
You better listen for the laugh of love
It's not the laughter of the gloating rich
It's not the laughter of the sacred bitch
It's not the laughter of the macho fool
It's not the laughter that obeys the rules
More of a chain saw in a velvet glove
You better listen for the laugh of love
It's not the laughter of a child with toys
It's not the laughter of the president's boys
It's not the laughter of the media king
This laughter doesn't sell you anything
It's the wind in the wings of a diving dove
You better listen for the laugh of love
Whatever else you might be thinking of
You better listen for the laugh of love
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Bruce Cockburn performs "Listen For The Laugh", and this lyric page sits inside the Bruce Cockburn catalog on LyroVerse.
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