It takes a fool to remain sane 


Whatever happened to the funky race? 
A generation lost in pace, 
-Wasnīt life supposed to be more than this? 
In this kiss Iīll change your bore for my bliss 
But let go of my hand and it will slip out in the sand if you donīt give me the chance 
to break down the walls of attitude, 
I ask nothing of you 
not even your gratitude 

And if you think Iīm corny 
then it will not make me sorry 
itīs your right to laugh at me 
and in turn, thatīs my oppurtunity 
to feel brave 
Because ridicule is no shame 
itīs just a way to eclipse hate 
itīs just a way to put my back straight 
itīs just a way to remain sane 

Every morning I would see her getting off the bus the picture never drops 
itīs like a multicoloured snapshot stuck in my brain 
it kept me sane for a couple of years 
as it drenched my fears 
of becoming like the others 
who become unhappy mothers 
and fathers of unhappy kids 
And why is that? 
īCause theyīve forgotten how to play 
maybe theyīre afraid to feel ashamed 
to seem strange 
to seem insane 
to gain weight 
to seem gay 
- I tell you this: 

That it takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame 
(-Oh, take it to the stage!) 

So, take it to the stage in a multicoloured jacket take it jackpot, crackpot, 
strutting like a peacock 
nailvarnish Arkansas 
shimmy-shammy featherboah crackpot haircut 
dye your hair in glowing red and blue, 

-Do, Do, Do! What you wanna do, Donīt think twice, do what you have to do, 
Do, Do, Do, let your heart decide what you have to do thatīs all there is to find 
Cause it takes a fool to remain sane, 
Oh,It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame 
It takes a fool to remain sane, 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
It takes a fool to remain sane 
In this world all covered up in shame.