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 oppurtunity
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 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?
´cause they´ve forgotten how to play
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
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, don´t think twice, do what you have to 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
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.