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 of my hand
and it will
slip out in 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
multicoloured 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 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
Oh take it to the stage
So take it to the stage
in a multicoloured jacket
Take it jackpot crackpot
Strutting like a peacock
Nailvarnish Arkansas
Shimmy-shammy feather boah
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