[Verse]
The mic was hot but the room was cold
I threw my best lines they just grew old
A spotlight’s glare can’t hide the shame
The joke’s on me they forgot my name
[Chorus]
I got the punchline blues oh can’t you see
Laughter’s a ghost that won’t haunt me
The punchline blues they cut me deep
I tell my stories but the crowd’s asleep
[Verse 2]
A rubber chicken can’t save my act
My timing’s broken my wit’s gone flat
The crowd’s a mirror their silence loud
Each blank stare feels like a thundercloud
[Prechorus]
Why do I climb this stage each night
Chasing a laugh that’s always in flight
[Chorus]
I got the punchline blues oh can’t you see
Laughter’s a ghost that won’t haunt me
The punchline blues they cut me deep
I tell my stories but the crowd’s asleep
[Bridge]
Knock knock who’s there no one cares
My punchlines fall like broken chairs
The floorboards creak beneath my shame
But I keep going it’s a masochist’s game