Lyrics to
Laughing Boy

Released by Hall & Oates in 1973
From the Album: Abandoned Luncheonette |

This version of Laughing Boy was released by Hall & Oates in 1973.

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Laughin’ Boy, guitar Johnny’s playing the blues so low
Laughin’ Boy, don’t it make you want to cry
You know, I can’t imagine you were the magic boy so long ago
Your life and dreams are broken, you hate the world but you can’t
Live alone
Ain’t that fine?
I’m your friend that knows you and I’d like to tell you
That I think your laugh’s a lie

Laughin’ Boy, that’s you layin’ in the meadow
Laughin’ Boy, memories ought to make you cry
Don’t let your mind surrender, ’cause I can’t imagine days without
You no one wants to be without you
You’ll find a way to help you play on
You won’t pass the time alone
I’m your friend that knows you and I’d like to tell you
That I think your laugh’s a lie


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About Lyrics and Laughing Boy by Hall & Oates

The lyrics for Laughing Boy are defined as the words making up the song released by Hall & Oates in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Laughing Boy have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Hall & Oates and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Laughing Boy by Hall & Oates if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Laughing Boy" means the words set to the music of Laughing Boy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Hall & Oates. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Laughing Boy and the lyrics to Laughing Boy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Hall & Oates who came here looking just for the lyrics to Laughing Boy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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