Joking - Live 1992

You said the world was magic, I was wide-eyed and laughing
We were dancing up to the bright side
Forget about your ego, forget about your pride
And you will never have to compromise

And you were only joking
You were only joking, brother

We talked about our mothers, kissed the wounds of our fathers
I could have been your sister, I would have been your brother
You kissed me like I was a soldier headed for war
I'm a dying man but I don't know what for

And you were only joking
You were only joking, brother
And you were only joking
You were only joking, brother
Oh, yeah (yeah!)

Gravel and glass on the bottom of my feet
I bruised my heels on the swollen street
We were girls in bars, boys on the town
Bumping like a pinball off a careless crowd

You said good friends are hard to come by
I laughed and bought you a beer, it's too corny to cry
Sentiment's given or sentiment's lost
We shook it off with a smirk and a toss

And you were only joking
You were only joking, brother
And you were only joking
You were only joking, brother
And you were only joking

Gravel and glass on the bottom of my feet (you were only)
I bruised my heels on the swollen street (joking, brother)
Well, you could kiss me like a soldier (joking)
Headed for war, I'm a tired man (you were only joking)
And you were only joking (don't know what for, dying man)
You were only joking, brother (don't know what for)

And you were only
And you were only
And you were only joking
Brother!

Thanks (so)
Song by Amy