Laugh Together, Cry Alone

We're porcelain dolls
Can't afford to break
It'd be too costly
Too much is at stake

Don't tell them we're lost
Far away from home
Let's laugh together
But cry alone

Keep it on weather
On music and shows
Comb your hair, brush your teeth
Look up straight, strike a pose

Show them your smile
Conceal your groan
Let's laugh together
But cry alone

Play one more game
Say another joke
Talk like we're rich
Even if we are broke

Traveling this road
We're all on our own
So we laugh together
But cry alone

Keep the makeup on
After all - we're youth
Trying to stay pretty
So ugly is the truth

We'll stay protected
Yet never be known
If we laugh together
But cry alone