Asylum

(album: Crime Of The Century - 1974)

Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain was always winning
I can't keep tabs on mine – it's really quite a joke
I see him down the road, I ask if he'd be willing
To lend me 15p – I'm dying for a smoke

Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
I'm just as sane as anyone
It's just a game I play for fun – for fun

I told 'em – look! – I said I'm not the way you're thinking
Just when I'm down I'll be the clown, I'll play the fool
Please don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum

I'm just as sane as anyone
It's just a game I play for fun – for fun
Is it really?

Will he take a sailboat ride?
Well, he is very likely to
Will he feel good inside?
Well, he ain't very likely to

Will he tell you he's alive?
Yeah, he is always trying to
Yeah but nothing
No no nothing does he say

In the morning when the day's begun
– "Hello. Good morning. How are you?"
And in the evening or the noonday sun
– "Oh, what a lovely afternoon!"
Well I've been living next to you

Bluesy Monday is the one day that they come here
Yeah, when they haunt me and they taunt me in my cage
Oh, in my cage
I mock 'em all, they're feeling small, they got no answer

Yeah, they're playing dumb but I'm just laughing as they rage
Don't arrange to have me s-sent to no asylum
Well it's only a game I'm playing for fun
Yeah I've been trying to fool everyone

Oh, but they still taunt me
Oh, is it really?
No, that's too heavy

Will he take a sailboat ride?
Well, he is very likely to
Will he feel good inside?
He ain't ever likely to

Will he tell you he's alive?
Well, he is always trying to
Yeah but nothing
No no nothing does he ever say

In the morning when the day's begun
– "Do you think it looks like rain?"
And in the evening or the noonday sun
– "You know I nearly missed my train"

Well I've been living next to you my friend
But what kind of friend are you?
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Will I ever see it through?

Now I've never been insane
Oh what's the game?
I believe I'm dying

He's mad, mad, mad
Not quite right
(Not quite right)
Oh