Don't ask me why I'm running out of laughter There's tears in these eyes not happy ever after And I thought it was plain to see And I thought the whole world could be And I thought we'd be happy ever after You could say that I'm living in a pipe dream It's just looking back Things are never what they seem And I hope I can safely say And I hope most things go my way And I hope they'll be happy ever after Down in southern africa no happy ever after Not now but soon after While they're sitting comfortable In that white winter city How can we be happy ever after Don't ask me why I'm running out of laughter There's tears in these eyes not happy ever after And I thought it was plain to see And I thought And I thought we'd be happy ever after