The Joke (Taco Bowl)

The joke got told and all it wanted to do
Was get told so much that it became true
Sat down on any tongue's tip
Hopin' to get taken serious
When he talked, it was to place a blame
Then he talked more to hear his own name
And I was just laughin' at the things bein' said
'Cause every time he spoke, I thought the joke would end

One night, it seemed the joke went on too long
Everybody was laughin' 'til a punchline got told wrong
The room got quiet, it's not funny 'cause it's true
Have the joke you told get told on you

Pride in man can make proud
The fearin' minds that make the crowd
Spoken like a tabloid and just as cheap
Promises that just won't keep
Real estate agent on his daddy's lawn
Tellin' people it's not their home
When he gets asked what he does that for
He just thanks 'em for the taco bowl

One night, it seemed the joke went on too long
Everybody was laughin' 'til a punchline got told wrong
The room got quiet, it's not funny 'cause it's true
Have the joke you told get told on you

Some tea got spilled and the king went mad
And, oh, what a maddening fight was had
And if there ever was a more perfect dream
It's as lost as a smile on a pageant queen
The joke got told and, like it wanted to do
It got told so much that it became true
Wasn't it a blast? And weren't we impressed
When the pride in one man amused us to death?

One night, it seemed the joke went on too long
Everybody was laughin' 'til a punchline got told wrong
The room got quiet, it's not funny 'cause it's true
Have the joke you told get told on you

Have the joke you told get told on you
Have the joke you told get told on you