D A Seven weeks have passed now since she left me, Bm G She shows her face to ask me how I am D A She says the kids are fine and that they miss me Bm G Maybe I could come and baby-sit sometime
A Bm G She says, "are you o.k? I was worried about you. A Bm G "Can you forgive me? I hope that you'll be happy." D A I'm so happy that I can't stop crying Bm G I'm so happy I'm laughing through my tears A Bm G I saw a friend of mine. he said, "I was worried about you A Bm G I heard she had another man, I wondered how you felt about it D A I'm so happy that I can't stop crying Bm G I'm so happy I'm laughing through my tears A Bm G Saw my lawyer, Mr. good news, he got me A Bm G Joint custody and legal separation D D/C I'm so happy that I can't stop crying D/Bb I'm laughing through my tears, D/C D/Bb I'm laughing through my tears D F#m I took a walk alone last night. Bm I looked up at the stars G To try to find an answer in my life D F#m I chose a star for me, I chose a star for him Bm G I chose two stars for my kids and one star for my wife A Something made me smile. Bm G Something seemed to ease the pain A Bm G Something about the universe and how it's all connected D A The park is full of sunday fathers, and melted ice cream Bm G We try to do the best, within the given time D A A kid should be with his mother, everybody knows that Bm G What can a father do but baby-sit sometimes? A Bm G I saw that friend of mine, he said, "you look different somehow." A Bm G I said, "everybody's got to leave this darkness sometime." D D/C I'm so happy that I can't stop crying, D/Bb I'm laughing through my tears, D/C I'm laughing through my tears D D/C I'm so happy that I can't stop crying D/Bb I'm laughing through my tears, D/C D I'm laughing through my tears.