Story Behind The Song

Written for Shelly's niece's wedding

Song Description

You're funny and smart and I'm lucky I found you!

Lyrics

Music: Shelly Markham
Lyric: Tom Toce

YOU MAKE ME LAUGH

It isn?t your embrace
Or your delightful face
That makes me know I made the wisest choice.
And if your voice is not my fav?rite voice,
I love to hear you sing off-key,
In the key of P.
But hey?it?s okay by me.
I?ll tell you why
My life is better by half:
You make me laugh.

When I?m about to burst,
The day has been the worst,
And I can only sit and stew awhile,
You?ve got a smile that always brings a smile,
And that is halfway to a grin.
Let the grin begin!
Precluding the mood I?m in.
You should have been
On David Letterman?s staff.
You make me laugh.

And no matter the joy that we know in this life,
There also will be tears.
I can?t think of anyone else
Who could soothe my fears.
Not these fears.

And so I?m thunderstruck
At my colossal luck.
I always knew the one who won my heart
Would be funny and smart.
Double duty!
My sides are good and sore
From rolling on the floor.
And oh, there?s one thing more:
You make me laugh.

It isn?t your embrace
Or your delightful face,
It?s more the way you make my spirit soar,
As I mentioned before.
Doubled over,
II love your kind of kindness, too,
The little things you say and do,
But most of all I love that you,
You make me laugh.