Michigan lakes, remember we moved A hundred pianos in one day For some kind of show, my brother was M.I.A We met in July, I think we were swimming At the lake when Pope Paul died I thought to myself you'd make the perfect bride But I never could make you laugh If I could make you laugh If I could make you laugh If I could make you laugh Would you have stayed when I left? I can still recall your taste, it's all I kept That town was such a waste, but you I won't forget Work was steady enough When everyone wanted uprights In their basement dens Unfinished houses They were just built right in My mom and dad I still think my leaving Was the thing that did them in I came back for the wakes I never came home again If I could make you laugh If I could make you laugh If I could make you laugh If I could make you laugh Would you have stayed when I left? I can still recall your taste, it's all I kept That town was such a waste, but you I won't forget I never could forget Was it love or just a play? It seems a million years away Sometimes I see you in my sleep Muddy water on your feet The Sun was shining on your hair I reach for your hand, but you're not there I hope you're laughing all the time I hope you still can read my mind I hope you're laughing all the time I hope you're laughing all the time All the time, all the time I think in the spring, I'll go back and buy One of those pianos, learn to play I'm setting aside a couple of hours a day