I Lost My Mind (+@)

I don't mind when I lose my mind

Yeah, I lost my mind seven, eight or nine times

And you wouldn't mind if you lost your mind

Having lost your mind already eight or nine times

I don't mind, no it feels just fine

No, it feels just fine when I lose my mind

And it looks so nice when it's flying right by

Now I don't mind when I lose my mind

My whole life I've been losing my mind

It was 1989 when I lost my mind

For the very first time I went down in the mine

Going down in the mine, I didn't know what I'd find

But whatever I'd find, say that it was mine

And I brought a little bird, it was short lived

And I lost my mind when the little bird died

'Cause as I stopped to cry for the little bird's life

For the moment my mind was out of my sight

And I turned back around to a terrible surprise

I had lost my mind for the very first time

I lost my mind for the very first time

Since I was a child, tried to let me slide

Then I lost it twice, they said it was a crime

And my hands were tied, I was read my rights

It was a real short list written in little, tiny type

And they built their perfect prison and locked me inside

I cried, "This is so wrong," they said "It's alright"

And then a plate full of pills, I swallowed them dry

I was displayed in a cage, they claimed, in the name of science

And they probed, prodded, realigned my spine

Till they said I could walk in a straight enough line

And then they pushed me back out into the bright sunlight

I didn't know what it meant to be institutionalized

Yeah I begged for readmission, it was denied

Where do you reside when you've lost your mind?

Where you gonna hide when you lose your mind?

So I went back to where I had last seen my mind

He was sitting right there with his eyes real wide

And looking into mine said "I apologize

But being confined is something I cannot abide

But if you'll take me back, we'll give it one more try"

Then we hugged, high-fived and stayed up all night

In the light I realized they were all just lies

He had robbed me blind and hadn't said goodbye

I was too desirous, so unwise

I got excited and I lost my mind

Why, oh why, must I lose my mind?

Since then it's been a struggle just to stay alive

Suicide seems superior than trying to survive

That's why when I'm in your sight, there'll be no sign of a smile

But the sound of a sigh I am happy to provide

But lastly, never ask me, "can I know your mind?"

No, my mind is too wild, it's the wandering kind

And I never know when it might be likely to arrive

So I don't mind when I lose my mind

No, I don't mind when I lose my mind

No, I don't mind when I lose my mind