In a 2017 concert before performing this song, Crosby stated that he wrote this song for George Harrison. George had just been to India and met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who had told him about all kinds of things which would change his life forever. Croz wanted to tell George to “take it with a grain of...
I thought I met a man
Who said he knew a man
Who knew what was going on
I was mistaken
Only another stranger
That I knew
And I thought that I'd found a light
To guide me through
My night and all this darkness
I was mistaken
Only reflections of a shadow
That I saw
And I thought I've seen someone
Who seemed at last
To know the truth
I was mistaken
Only a child laughing
In the sun
Laughing was written by David Crosby.
Laughing was produced by David Crosby.
David Crosby released Laughing on Mon Feb 22 1971.