I'M FRIENDS WITH THE MONSTER
THAT'S UNDER MY BED
GET ALONG WITH THE VOICES
INSIDE OF MY HEAD
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE ME
STOP HOLDING YOUR BREATH
AND YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
YEAH YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
I WANTED THE FAME
BUT NOT THE COVER
OF NEWSWEEK
OH WELL GUESS BEGGARS
CAN'T BE CHOOSEY
WANTED TO RECEIVE
ATTENTION FOR MY MUSIC
WANTED TO BE LEFT
ALONE IN PUBLIC EXCUSE ME
FOR WANTING MY
CAKE AND EAT IT
TOO AND WANTING
IT BOTH WAYS
FAME MADE ME A BALLOON
'CAUSE MY EGO INFLATED
WHEN I BLEW SEE BUT
IT WAS CONFUSING
'CAUSE ALL I WANTED TO DO IS BE
THE BRUCE LEE OF LOOSELEAF
ABUSED INK USED IT AS A
TOOL WHEN I BLEW STEAM
HIT THE LOTTERY
OOH WEE
BUT WITH WHAT
I GAVE UP TO
GET IT WAS BITTERSWEET
IT WAS LIKE WINNING
A USED MINK
IRONIC 'CAUSE I THINK I'M
GETTING SO HUGE
I NEED A SHRINK
I'M BEGINNING TO LOSE
SLEEP ONE SHEEP
TWO SHEEP
GOING CUCKOO AND
COOKY AS KOOL KEITH
BUT I'M ACTUALLY WEIRDER
THAN YOU THINK
'CAUSE
I'M
FRIENDS WITH THE MONSTER
THAT'S UNDER MY BED
GET ALONG WITH THE VOICES
INSIDE OF MY HEAD
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE ME
STOP HOLDING YOUR BREATH
AND YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
YEAH YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
WELL THAT'S NOTHING
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
WELL THAT'S NOTHING
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
NOW I AIN'T MUCH
OF A POET BUT
I KNOW SOMEBODY
ONCE TOLD ME
TO SEIZE THE MOMENT
AND DON'T SQUANDER IT
'CAUSE YOU NEVER
KNOW WHEN IT
ALL COULD BE OVER
TOMORROW
SO I KEEP CONJURING
SOMETIMES I WONDER
WHERE THESE THOUGHTS
SPAWN FROM
YEAH PONDERING'LL
DO YOU WONDERS
NO WONDER YOU'RE LOSING
YOUR MIND THE WAY
IT WANDERS
I THINK IT WENT
WANDERING
OFF DOWN YONDER
AND STUMBLED ON TO
JEFF VANVONDEREN
'CAUSE I NEED AN
INTERVENTIONIST
TO INTERVENE BETWEEN
ME AND THIS MONSTER
AND SAVE ME FROM MYSELF
AND ALL THIS CONFLICT
'CAUSE THE VERY THING
THAT I LOVE'S
KILLING ME AND I CAN'T
CONQUER IT
MY OCD'S CONKING
ME IN THE HEAD
KEEP KNOCKING NOBODY'S
HOME I'M SLEEPWALKING
I'M JUST RELAYING WHAT
THE VOICE IN MY
HEAD'S SAYING
DON'T SHOOT THE
MESSENGER JUST
I'M
FRIENDS WITH THE
MONSTER
THAT'S UNDER MY BED
GET ALONG WITH THE VOICES
INSIDE OF MY HEAD
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE ME
STOP HOLDING YOUR BREATH
AND YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
YEAH YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
WELL THAT'S NOTHING
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
WELL THAT'S NOTHING
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
CALL ME CRAZY BUT
I HAVE THIS VISION
ONE DAY THAT I'D
WALK AMONGST
YOU A REGULAR CIVILIAN
BUT UNTIL THEN DRUMS
GET KILLED
AND I'M COMING
STRAIGHT AT
MC'S BLOOD GET
SPILLED AND I'LL
TAKE YOU BACK
TO THE DAYS
THAT I'D GET ON
A DRE TRACK
GIVE EVERY KID WHO
GOT PLAYED THAT
PUMPED UP FEELING AND
S### TO SAY BACK
TO THE KIDS
WHO PLAYED HIM
I AIN'T HERE TO SAVE
THE F###### CHILDREN
BUT IF ONE KID OUT OF
A HUNDRED MILLION
WHO ARE GOING THROUGH
A STRUGGLE
FEELS IT AND RELATES
THAT'S GREAT
IT'S PAYBACK RUSSELL
WILSON FALLING WAY BACK
IN THE DRAFT TURN
NOTHING INTO
SOMETHING STILL
CAN MAKE THAT
STRAW INTO GOLD
CHUMP I WILL SPIN
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
IN A HAYSTACK
MAYBE I NEED A
STRAIGHTJACKET
FACE FACTS
I AM NUTS FOR REAL BUT
I'M OKAY WITH THAT
IT'S NOTHING STILL
I'M
FRIENDS WITH THE MONSTER
THAT'S UNDER MY BED
GET ALONG WITH THE VOICES
INSIDE OF MY HEAD
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE ME
STOP HOLDING YOUR BREATH
AND YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
YEAH YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
I'M FRIENDS WITH THE MONSTER
THAT'S UNDER MY BED
GET ALONG WITH THE VOICES
INSIDE OF MY HEAD
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE ME
STOP HOLDING YOUR BREATH
AND YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
YEAH YOU THINK I'M CRAZY
WELL THAT'S NOTHING
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
WELL THAT'S NOTHING
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH