歌词
The inmates are runnin' the asylum, they're out in the streets
And now we can't find 'em even though we tried to hide 'em
And throw away the keys
Some of those cuckoos are just like me
The inmates are runnin' the asylum, they're out in the streets
And now we can't find 'em even though we tried to hide 'em
And throw away the keys
Some of those cuckoos are just like me
I think this blanket is a force field in the Hall of Justice
To shield me from the truth, now I'm scared for these youngsters
Growin' up with all this bad news at their fingertips
When I was young, I didn't know shit, didn't give a shit
But now it's war, mysterious disease, crashin' economy
Buildings fallin' down in my city, it's right in front of me
I can't get a job without my name on my shirt
Try to sell dope to pay rent, but it just don't work
(Houston) This is Toothpick, we have a problem
Hate washed away the love in the streets of Gotham
I'm with Peter Parker, Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne
We in the Batplane on the way to take away the pain
I said, why cry? You were born to fly
Time stands still when we roll by
As for you, true, what do we do?
I'll be in Metropolis singin' midnight blues
Now my generation's gonna grow up to be president
When record executives become rest home residents
The world is upside down, at least for now
I've been standin' on my head ever since I found out
So get a good look at your friends, look at your neighbors
Solicit documentation of erratic behavior
But who decides who's legit and who's crazy?
Are you incapacitated by drugs or just lazy?
And just maybe that man really fell from the sky
When you tried to tell your parents and they said that you lied
Now time goes by and life stands still
And the question is, what's in your head and what's real?
I said, why cry? You were born to fly
Time stands still when we roll by
As for you, true, what do we do?
I'll be in Metropolis singin' midnight blues
Why cry? You were born to fly
Time stands still when we roll by
As for you, true, what do we do?
I'll be on Capitol Hill singin' midnight blues
Doctor, they're escaping
The authorities have all been sedated
Come on, we on a world tour, hittin' the streets, ready to rock
It's Toothpick, Captain Kirk and Dr. Spock
Fuck Rent-a-Ride, we in the Enterprise, I got shotty
No sad goodbyes televised, so beam me up, Scotty
Comb the streets, strapped with a photon phaser
Particle decelerator, check your punk ass later
Now the space invader tried to stamp out the cash crop
Made friends with the aliens and got 'em to stop clocks
They took me for a ride in the spaceship, damn
I gotta get back to Earth so I can do my thang
I said, why cry? You were born to fly
Time stands still when we roll by
As for you, true, what do we do?
I'll be on Capitol Hill singin' midnight blues
Why cry? You were born to fly
Time stands still when we roll by
As for you, true, what do we do?
I'll be in the Milky Way singin' midnight blues
The inmates are runnin' the asylum, they're out in the streets
And now we can't find 'em even though we tried to hide 'em
And throw away the keys
Some of those cuckoos are just like me
The inmates are runnin' the asylum, they're out in the streets
And now we can't find 'em even though we tried to hide 'em
And throw away the keys
Some of those cuckoos are just like me
Written by: David Schommer, Doug Ray, Samuel Hollander