It Takes a Fool To Remain Sane

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 Let go off my hand and it will Slip on 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 'Cause 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 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'll 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 I'll 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 feather boa 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! (It takes a fool to remain sane) (It takes a fool to remain sane) (It takes a fool to remain sane) (Oh, in this world all covered up in shame)