Laughter, laughter, laughter Laughter, laughter, laughter, babyI'm happy-go-lucky With a smile on my faceNo heartache, no despair Sorrow, there's not a traceAt least that's what the people mean Because that's the way it appearsBut after the laughter After the laughterAfter the laughter comes the tearsMy friends often tell me I feel the person is yet to be seenBecause they don't see me Doing those hours in betweenWhen I sat around thinking of you And the minutes seemed like yearsAfter the laughter After the laughterAfter the laughter comes the tearsMy life's been cheated and completed When you walked out the doorYou hurt me, then desert me And I find myself alone once moreBut I go on living My life's a masqueradeNo one will ever know This part I've often playedAnd until someone comes along My crying interferesAnd after the laughter After the laughterAfter the laughter After the laughterComes the tears Yeah, baby, after the laughterAfter the laughter, baby After the laughter