Don't Want to Hear You Laugh
Echoes of a Silent Goodbye: Embracing Distance and Memories
Lyrics
I saw your picture the other day
I came across a photo of you recently
It brought you back into my mind
It triggered memories of you in my thoughts
And I thought about the times that I spent with you
I reflected on the times we spent together
Not so far behind
Those moments are not too distant in the past
How we parted one summer morning
We separated on a summer morning
Left everything up in the air
Leaving everything uncertain
How I got on a bus, watched you walking away
I boarded a bus as you walked away
And we pretended that we didn't care
We pretended not to care
But I don't want to hear you laugh
I don't want to witness your joy
And I don't want to see you smile
Nor do I want to see a smile on your face
And I don't want to see the light in your eyes
Or the brightness in your eyes, even briefly
For a little while
For a short duration
Now you're with somebody else
You're now involved with someone else
So am I from time to time
Occasionally, I am too
And some day it'll be just another memory
Eventually, this will become just another memory
Of somewhere along the line
Part of our shared history
And I wish you all the best
I wish you the best
You couldn't make a better choice
You couldn't have made a better choice
But I'm glad I'm far away from the place where you are
But I'm relieved to be far from where you are
And the sound of your voice
And distant from the sound of your voice
Because I don't want to hear you laugh
I don't want to be exposed to your laughter
And I don't want to see you smile
Nor do I want to witness your smile
And I don't want to see the light in your eyes
Or the light in your eyes, even briefly
For a little while
For a short duration
I hope that you don't take offence
I hope you don't take offense
At what I'm saying in this song
To the sentiments expressed in this song
And I don't suppose I'll keep feeling this way
I don't anticipate feeling this way for long
For all that long
It's a passing emotion
And I'll see you again some day
We will meet again in the future
When all this has slipped into the past
Once these emotions have become history
And we'll laugh and we'll sing and get drunk and fall down
We'll laugh, sing, get drunk, and stumble
When a little more time has past
When more time has passed
But I don't want to hear you laugh
I still don't want to hear you laugh
And I don't want to see you smile
Nor do I want to see your smile
And I don't want to see the light in your eyes
Or the light in your eyes, even briefly
For a little while
For a short duration
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