Always Laughing

If I close my eyes
I could almost visualize
The piano by the wall
The old Venetian blind
And the clock that never chimed
That was standing in the hall
The picture in the frame
And the fan without a flame
And the rug laid on the floor
Mama would say "let's live for today and tomorrow there'll be more"

Well she was always laughing
Always laughing
Always laughing
Mama would say "let's live for today and tomorrow there'll be more"

Every friday night we would listen with delight
As we sat around father's chair
Stories that he told
Of a winter long and cold
When freedom was a prayer
Tried to find a land
That would give a welcome hand
Where they might start life anew
Mama would say "tomorrow's a day when our dreams may all come true"

But she was always laughing
Always laughing
Always laughing
Mama would say "tomorrow's a day when our dreams may all come true"

Not an easy life
For a mother and a wife
With seven mouths to feed
The widow had not got it
So that everybody got the simple things in life they need
Only once in all the years
Did her laughter turn to tears but her eyes was still laughting
For that day was when we said
"never again would she want for anything"

And she was always laughing
Always laughing
Always laughing
Never again oh never again would she want for anything

And she was always laughing
Always laughing
Always laughing
Never again oh never again would she want for anything