This Sad Burlesque

	作词 : Cassidy, MacManus
	I write in hopes that by the time you get this letter
	We may live to see a change for the better
	Or are we so devoted to these wretched selfish motives
	When the cold facts and figures all add up
	They cannot contradict this sad burlesque
	This sad burlesque
	With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
	Laughter cannot dignify of elevate
	This sad burlesque
	Now can they recall being young and idealistic
	Before wading knee-deep in hogwash and arithmetic
	The pitying smirk
	The argument that runs like clockwork
	Will run down eventually and splutter to a stop
	P.S. Well by now you know the worst of it
	And we've heard all the alibis that they've rehearsed
	The smug predictions
	If it's not a contradiction
	Please have faith in human nature
	And have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque
	This sad burlesque
	With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
	Laughter cannot dignify of elevate
	This sad burlesque

	zuò cí : Cassidy, MacManus
	I write in hopes that by the time you get this letter
	We may live to see a change for the better
	Or are we so devoted to these wretched selfish motives
	When the cold facts and figures all add up
	They cannot contradict this sad burlesque
	This sad burlesque
	With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
	Laughter cannot dignify of elevate
	This sad burlesque
	Now can they recall being young and idealistic
	Before wading kneedeep in hogwash and arithmetic
	The pitying smirk
	The argument that runs like clockwork
	Will run down eventually and splutter to a stop
	P. S. Well by now you know the worst of it
	And we' ve heard all the alibis that they' ve rehearsed
	The smug predictions
	If it' s not a contradiction
	Please have faith in human nature
	And have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque
	This sad burlesque
	With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
	Laughter cannot dignify of elevate
	This sad burlesque