Whatever happened to the funky race?
A generation lost in pace
Wasn't life supposed to be more than this?
In this kiss, I'll change your bore for my bliss
But let go of my hand
And it will slip out in the sand
If you don't give me the chance
To break down the walls of attitude
I ask nothing of you not even your gratitude
And if you think I'm corny
Then it will not make me sorry
It's your right to laugh at me
And in turn, that's my opportunity
To feel brave
Because ridicule is no shame
It's just a way to eclipse hate
It's just a way to put my back straight
It's just a way to remain sane
Every morning I would see her
Getting off the bus, the picture never drops
It's like a multicolored 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?
'Cause they've forgotten how to play
Or maybe they're 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
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, in this world all covered up in shame
(Oh, take it to the stage)
So, take it to the stage
In a multicolored jacket
Take it jackpot, crackpot
Strutting like a peacock
Nail varnish Arkansas
Shimmy shammy featherboah
Crackpot haircut
Dye your hair in glowing red and blue
Do, do, do what you wanna do, don't think twice
Do what you have to do
Do, do, do, do, let your heart decide
What you have to do that's all there is to find
'Cause it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, in this world all covered up in shame
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane
Oh, in this world all covered up in shame
Oh, it takes a fool