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Mark Willis song “Don’t Laugh at Me”


I’m a little boy with glasses
The one they call the geek
A little girl who never smiles
‘Cause I’ve got braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels
To cry myself to sleep

I’m that kid on every playground
Who’s always chosen last
A single teenage mother
Tryin’ to overcome my past
You don’t have to be my friend
But is it too much to ask

Don’t laugh at me
Don’t call me names
Don’t get your pleasure from my pain
In God‘s eyes we’re all the same
Someday we’ll all have perfect wings
Don’t laugh at me

I’m the cripple on the corner
You’ve passed me on the street
And I wouldn’t be out here beggin’
If I had enough to eat
And don’t think I don’t notice
That our eyes never meet

I lost my wife and little boy when
Someone cross that yellow line
The day we laid them in the ground
Is the day I lost my mind
And right now I’m down to holdin’
This little cardboard sign…so

Don’t laugh at me
Don’t call me names
Don’t get your pleasure from my pain
In God’s eyes we’re all the same
Someday we’ll all have perfect wings
Don’t laugh at me

I’m fat, I’m thin, I’m short, I’m tall
I’m deaf, I’m blind, hey, aren’t we all

Don’t laugh at me
Don’t call me names
Don’t get your pleasure from my pain
In God’s eyes we’re all the same
Someday we’ll all have perfect wings
Don’t laugh at me

A song that I can identify with as I grew up and even now. What are your thoughts, as this is not

suppose to be depressing but help us release our Feel-ings.

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  1. 05/30/2011 at 10:49 PM | #1

    I posted the link on my sidebar b/c I love this song, do you?

  2. 05/30/2011 at 10:57 PM | #2

    I can relate. I had glasses and braces - double the fun

    • 05/30/2011 at 11:07 PM | #3

      UGH me tooooo!!

  3. 05/30/2011 at 11:04 PM | #4

    While I’m not a huge fan of country, I’ve always loved this song because of the lyrics.

  4. 05/30/2011 at 11:12 PM | #5

    Love the words of this song. Thanks for sharing Jackie.

  5. 05/30/2011 at 11:32 PM | #6

    I love these comments and love to share the video, I wonder how many people have not heard this song before?

  6. 05/30/2011 at 11:36 PM | #7

    Yes not a song of sadness but a song of recognition to humanity around us and our compassion. So nicely done!
    Chris

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