He stands towering over me beside my bed losing his head Tells me I must take him seriously Droning on the usual way he's such a clever guy And I wonder should I laugh or cry He's dressed in the striped pajamas that I bought trousers too short Gives me of small philosophy Carries on the way he does and me I get so tired And I wonder should I laugh or cry High and mighty his banner flies a fool's pride in his eyes Standing there on his toes to grow in size All I see is the big balloon halfway up to the moon He's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon Of an eternal lie so should I laugh or cry Strange how dangerously indifferent I have grown cold as a stone No more pain where there was pain before Far away he rambles on, I feel my throat go dry And I wonder should I laugh or cry High and mighty his banner flies a fool's pride in his eyes Standing there on his toes to grow in size All I see is the big balloon halfway up to the moon He's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon Of an eternal lie so should I laugh or cry
He stands towering over me beside my bed losing his head Tells me I must take him seriously Droning on the usual way he's such a clever guy And I wonder should I laugh or cry He's dressed in the striped pajamas that I bought trousers too short Gives me of small philosophy Carries on the way he does and me I get so tired And I wonder should I laugh or cry High and mighty his banner flies a fool's pride in his eyes Standing there on his toes to grow in size All I see is the big balloon halfway up to the moon He's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon Of an eternal lie so should I laugh or cry Strange how dangerously indifferent I have grown cold as a stone No more pain where there was pain before Far away he rambles on, I feel my throat go dry And I wonder should I laugh or cry High and mighty his banner flies a fool's pride in his eyes Standing there on his toes to grow in size All I see is the big balloon halfway up to the moon He's wrapped up in the warm and safe cocoon Of an eternal lie so should I laugh or cry
