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 on 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
Cos 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 multicolored 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
cos 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 multicolored jacket
Take it jackpot crackpot
strutting like a peacock
Nailvarnish Arkansas
shimmy shammy feather boa
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
Cos 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 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