ADA
I don't mind, no it feels just fine
DAE
No it feels just fine when I lose my mind
ADA
And it looks so nice when it's flying right by
DAED
Now I don't mind when I lose my mind
DAED
My whole life I've been losing my mind
[Verse 2]
ADA
It was 1989 when I lost my mind
DAE
For the very first time I went down in the mine
ADA
Going down in the mine I didn't know what I'd find
DAE
But whatever I'd find, say that it was mine
ADA
And I brought a little bird, it was short lived
DAE
And I lost my mind when the little bird died
ADA
Because as I stopped to cry for the little bird's life
DAE
For the moment my mind was out of my sight
ADA
And I turned back around to a terrible surprise
DAED
I had lost my mind for the very first time
DAED
I lost my mind for the very first time
[Verse 3]
AAA
Since I was a child, they tried to let me slide
AE
Then I lost it twice, they said it was a crime
F#mDA
And my hands were tied, I was read my rights
DAE
It was a real short list written in little, tiny type
F#mDA
And they built their perfect prison and locked me inside
DAE
I cried, "this is so wrong," they said "It's alright"
F#mDA
And then a plate full of pills, I swallowed them dry
DAE
I was displayed in a cage, they claimed, in the name of science
F#mDA
And they probed, prodded, realigned my spine
DAE
'Til they said I could walk in a straight enough line
F#mDA
And then they pushed me back out into the bright sunlight
DAE
I didn't know what it meant to be institutionalized
F#mDA
Yeah I begged for readmission, it was denied
DAED
Where do you reside when you've lost your mind?
DAED
Where you gonna hide when you lose your mind?
[Verse 4]
ADA
So I went back to where I had last seen my mind
DAE
He was sitting right there with his eyes real wide
ADA
And looking into mine said "I apologize
DAE
But being confined is something I cannot abide
ADA
But if you'll take me back we'll give it one more try"
DAED
Then we hugged, high fived and stayed up all night
F#mDA
In the light I realized they were all just lies
DAE
He had robbed me blind and hadn't said goodbye
F#mDA
I was too desirous, so unwise
DAED
I got excited and I lost my mind
DAED
Why, oh why, must I lose my mind?
[Verse 5]
ADA
Since then it's been a struggle just to stay alive
DAE
Suicide seems superior than trying to survive
ADA
That's why when I'm in your sight, there'll be no sign of a smile
DAE
But the sound of a sigh I am happy to provide
ADA
Lastly, never ask me, "can I know your mind?"
DAE
No, my mind is too wild, it's the wandering kind
ADA
And I never know when it might be likely to arrive
DAED
So I don't mind when I lose my mind
DAED
No, I don't mind when I lose my mind
DAED
No, I don't mind when I lose my mind