I Don't Even Know Myself [Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970]

[Verse 1]

There's nothing in the way I walk that could tell you where I'm going

There's nothing in the words I speak that can betray anything I'm knowing

Don't think about the way I dress, you can fit me on a labeled shelf

Don't pretend that you know me cause I don't even know myself

Ooh I don't know myself

[Chorus]

I don't mind if you try once in a while

I don't mind if I cry once in a while

The doors aren't shut as tight as they might seem

I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream

[Verse 2]

Don't listen to the words I say, weighing up if I'm enlightened

Don't shiver as you pass me by, cause mister I'm the one who's frightened

The police just came and left, they wanted me and no one else

Don't pretend that you know me cause I don't even know myself

I said I don't know myself

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

Do you remember me, I don't remember you

Do you still love me, you know I think you do

I have been gone, and some prison warden knows my scream

I'm just trying to fight my way out of this dream

There's only five who know my real name

And my mother don't believe they know it

What she called me is the way I'm staying

And no nigga will ever know it

Come on all of you big boys, come on all of you elves

Don't pretend that you know me cause I don't even know myself

I said I don't know myself

[Outro]

I don't mind if you try once in a while

And I don't mind if I cry once in a while