My mama always said I would regret it
If I ever got a tattoo
She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted one
With that attitude
My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift
But every van I ever had was an automatic
My friends said, someday I would make it big
But I'm still living in the basement
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
But I still make it work just like everybody else does
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no way out
Well, who's laughing now
The TV said that I would never get a girlfriend
Unless I had a six-pack and smoked cigarettes
Well, I've got a couple extra pounds and the hottest girl in town
And she don't mind having a little more of me to go around
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
But I still make it work just like everybody else does
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no way out
Well, who's laughing now
Who's laughing now
Who's laughing now
Who's laughing now
The preacher told me this was only just a pipe dream
And I've been burning both ends seven days a week
But baby, I just paid the rent making music with my friends
It ain't much but it could be the start of something big
I'm just as broke as the day I was born
But I still make it work just like everybody else does
It's all just a cruel joke and everybody knows there's no way out
Who's laughing now
My mama always said I would regret it (who's laughing now)
If I ever got a tattoo (who's laughing now)
She said I'd never get a job like I ever wanted one (who's laughing now)
With that attitude (who's laughing now)
My dad said I had to learn to drive a stick shift (who's laughing now)
But every van I ever had was an automatic (who's laughing now)
My friends said that someday I would make it big (who's laughing now)
But I'm still living in the basement
Who's laughing now