[Stine]
Funny
How'd I fail to see this little bedtime tale was funny?
I could cry to think of all the irony I've missed
What an unusual twist
Right at the end of it, funny
Who could see that this pathetic scene would be so funny?
Once you strain to find a grain of humor underneath
Life double crosses with style
Forcing you into a smile
So it can kick you in the teeth

Just desserts
We can all laugh 'til it hurts
At my expense I'm accustomed to working on speck
I always pick up the check
I think it's funny

Who could top or make this comic opera more compelling?
You could weave in some deceit to even up the score
You'd have us all on the floor
That would be roaringly funny
Sad enough my life's a joke that suffers in the telling
Just another hoary chestnut from the bottom drawer
I've heard so often before
That I can't laugh anymore