Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
CeeLo Green
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
CeeLo Green
Songwriter
Jon Bellion
Songwriter
Mark Williams(of Ojifolta)
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Bellion
Producer
Chris Galland
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ike Schultz
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Manny Maroquin
Mixing Engineer
Sean Phelan
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a night
Tears in my eyes
Staring up at the sky in disbelief
I've got a voice in my head
Voice in my head, that's what it said
All we really need is some comic relief
But I'm afraid of not being able to laugh anymore, oh
What's life going to become once we don't have anymore heroes?
[Verse 2]
We don't know what the next man's going through
Wish I could say it any plainer way
I said, we don't know
Life reminds me of Robin Williams
We've got to laugh the pain away
We don't know what the next man's going through
Wish I could say it any plainer way
I said, we don't know
Life reminds me of Robin Williams
We've got to laugh the pain away
Laugh the pain away, oh (Mm-ooh)
[Verse 3]
John Belushi knew you and me better than we knew ourselves
And we all listen to Richard Pryor, yeah
They don't make Phillip Seymour Hoffmans often (Ha)
Now he's one of the things we lost in the fire, Lord, yes
Now, I'm afraid of not being able to laugh anymore, oh
What's life going to become once we don't have anymore heroes?
[Verse 4]
We don't know what the next man's going through
Wish I could say it any plainer way
I said, we don't know
Life reminds me of Robin Williams
We've got to laugh the pain away
We don't know what the next man's going through
Wish I could say it any plainer way
I said, we don't know
Life reminds me of Robin Williams
We've got to laugh the pain away
[Verse 5]
(Whoa)
Chris Farley can you hear me? (Oh-ah)
Bernie can you hear me?
[Verse 6]
We don't know what the next man's going through
I said, we don't know
Life reminds me of Robin Williams
We don't know what the next man's going through
Wish I could say it any plainer way
I said, we don't know
Life reminds me of Robin Williams
We've got to laugh the pain away
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
[Verse 7]
Phil Hartman can you hear me?
(Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
Ooh, yes
Robin, can you hear me?
Written by: CeeLo Green, Jon Bellion, WILLIAMS MARK