"This is a very spiritual song. 
The listeners have to interpret it themselves
trying to explain it would detract from the song." 
(Robin Gibb)
♪  I started a joke, 
which started the whole world crying  ♪ 
♪  But I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no  ♪ 
♪  I started to cry, 
which started the whole world laughing  ♪ 
♪  Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me  ♪ 
♪  I looked at the skies,
running my hands over my eyes  ♪ 
♪  And I fell out of bed,
hurting my head from things that I'd said  ♪ 
♪  'Til I finally died, 
which started the whole world living  ♪ 
♪  Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me  ♪ 
♪  I looked at the skies, 
running my hands over my eyes ♪ 
♪  And I fell out of bed, 
hurting my head from things that I'd said  ♪ 
♪  'Til I finally died, 
which started the whole world living  ♪ 
♪  Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me  ♪ 
♪  Oh no, that the joke was on me...♪ 
♪  oh oh oh oh... ♪ 
