Between A Laugh And A Tear Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ashleydawn22 

Cover art for Between A Laugh And A Tear lyrics by John Mellencamp

its actualy not about a relationship is about being bipolar

Between a laugh and a tear Smile in the mirror as you walk by Between a laugh and a tear

its about the ups and downs of bipolar syndrom

the song is not specifically about relationships or being bipolar. I heard Mellencamp talk about this song on an old VH1 special. It's about the ups and downs of life, and how you can never seem to strike a balance. The key phrase is "I know there's a balance, I see it when I swing past". Mellencamp equated this to being on a pendulum and swinging from the highs and lows, and while you are in the middle of the pendulum you see the balance in life, but you swing right past it and can never...