Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
The whole town's laughing at me
Yeah, I had your love right here
In the palm of my hands
And I lost it and I lost it
Had a love so real, when a man can truly feel
And I lost it and I lost it
And maybe if I had spent more time with you
Maybe then, maybe then you'd still be mine
Oh and only if I had been just a little more kind to you
There'd be no need, for this man to be cryin'
The whole town's laughing at me, yes they are
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
The whole town's laughing at me
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
Had my dream so near
I could reach out and touch it (I could touch it)
But I lost it (and I lost it)
Oh Lord, I lost it
Had a world complete
It was, oh, so sweet
(And I lost it) and I lost it
(I lost it)
Oh Lord, I lost it
And maybe if I had spent just a little more time with you
Maybe then, maybe then you still be mine, alright
And only if I had been more, more kind to you
There'd be no need, for this man to be cryin'
The whole town is laughing at me, yes they are
I know what they're saying, baby
(Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?)
The whole town is laughing at me
Oh no, I don't like what they're saying
(Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?)
Oh, alright
Well
And maybe if I had spent more, more time with you
See maybe then, maybe then you still be mine
And I might not have to think about it
And only if I had been more kind to you
See, there'd be no need, for this man to be cryin'
The whole town's laughing at me
Yes they are
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
The whole, whole town's laughing at me
I don't like what they're saying about me
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
The whole town's laughing at me (alright)
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing? (well, well, well)
Yeah, I had your love right here
In the palm of my hands
And I lost it and I lost it
Had a love so real, when a man can truly feel
And I lost it and I lost it
And maybe if I had spent more time with you
Maybe then, maybe then you'd still be mine
Oh and only if I had been just a little more kind to you
There'd be no need, for this man to be cryin'
The whole town's laughing at me, yes they are
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
The whole town's laughing at me
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
Had my dream so near
I could reach out and touch it (I could touch it)
But I lost it (and I lost it)
Oh Lord, I lost it
Had a world complete
It was, oh, so sweet
(And I lost it) and I lost it
(I lost it)
Oh Lord, I lost it
And maybe if I had spent just a little more time with you
Maybe then, maybe then you still be mine, alright
And only if I had been more, more kind to you
There'd be no need, for this man to be cryin'
The whole town is laughing at me, yes they are
I know what they're saying, baby
(Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?)
The whole town is laughing at me
Oh no, I don't like what they're saying
(Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?)
Oh, alright
Well
And maybe if I had spent more, more time with you
See maybe then, maybe then you still be mine
And I might not have to think about it
And only if I had been more kind to you
See, there'd be no need, for this man to be cryin'
The whole town's laughing at me
Yes they are
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
The whole, whole town's laughing at me
I don't like what they're saying about me
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing?
The whole town's laughing at me (alright)
Silly fool, how'd you lose such a good thing? (well, well, well)
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Whole Town's Laughing at Me Lyrics as written by Marshall Sherman Ted Wortham
Lyrics © Tratore, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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