The Last Laugh
Van Morrison & Mark Knopfler Lyrics

Don't you love the sound
Do you not appreciate the pleasing noise

Of the last laugh my friend
Made by the person who emerges victorious after a struggle between two or more parties

Of the last laugh at the end
Of the laughter by the winners at the ultimate moment

Down in the gutter with the mad old soldiers
In the deplorable state along with the insane warriors

Down in the scuppers with the drunken sailors
In the drains with the drunken seamen

But the last laugh, baby is yours
However, the ultimate victory and delight will be yours

And don't you love the sound
And do you not appreciate the pleasing noise

Of the last laugh going down
Of the victorious individuals who put their opposition and their opponents down

Games you thought you'd learned
The contests you considered to have mastered

You neither lost nor won
You did not lose or win

Dreams have crashed and burned
Aspirations have been shattered and destroyed

But you're still going on
However, you persist

Out on the highway with the road gang working
On the street with the workforce carrying out their duties

Up on the mountain with the cold wind blowing
Over the hills where icy winds are blowing

But the last laugh, baby is yours
However, the ultimate victory and delight will be yours

They had you crying but you came up smiling
They made you weep, yet you eventually found happiness

They had you crawling and you came up flying
They made you creep, yet you eventually took off

They had you crying and you came up smiling
They made you weep, but later you found happiness

And the last laugh, baby is yours
And in the end, the triumph is yours

And don't you love the sound
And do you not appreciate the pleasing noise

Of the last laugh going down
Of the victorious individuals putting their opposition and their opponents down

Yeah don't you love the sound
Yes, do you not appreciate the pleasing noise

Of the last laugh going down
Of the victorious individuals putting their opposition and their opponents down