At the Same Time

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I heard a church

Pray for the death of Obama

And wondered if they knew

They share that prayer with Osama

Blasphemy and karma

The comedy of drama

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I imagined

They were suddenly aware of it

But wondered who's the heretic

And is the true terrorist American or Arabic

A mix of surprise and embarrassment

Laughing and crying at the same time

Different lives all the same dying

Two enemies of the same mind

Same hope same laughter same crying

But I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I saw a child wish on a star

And it came true

And realized the two of them

Shared the same view

From below and above

With the light within

That glows like love and illuminates the truth

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Like Marvin singing

I heard it through the Grapevine

Until I saw an old prince

With the fear of a crown

And smoke filled his eyes

With the tears of a clown

I never laughed and cried at the same time

I never laughed and cried at the same time

See my heart cries out against lies

So I hate when it's sunny

When the world seems blue

It's only funny cause it's true

But we're human with me it's less funny

More funny when it's you

That's the rules that we play by

So I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I saw a boy with a teardrop tatted

Smiling face

Painted with a faint trace of sadness

He was laughing and crying at the same time

They say you can't fall in love

With the same mind

I hope it gets there

If I was ever even here

Memory's strange

The past

Like the future's never clear

But I'm pretty sure I never smile

While I shed a tear

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I saw my father

As a young man like me

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I saw god

As a young man like me

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until I saw a girl

Bring a smile to her brother

With the wisdom of a child

For the death of their mother

I never laughed and cried at the same time

I never laughed and cried at the same time