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 
 But let go of my hand and it will slip out in the sand if youdon'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 oppurtunity 
 To feel brave 
 Because ridicule is no shame 
 It's just a way to eclipse hate 
 It's just a way to put my back straight 
 It's just a way to remain sane   
 Every morning I would see her getting off the bus the picturenever 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 
 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 
 It takes a fool to remain sane 
 It takes a fool to remain sane 
 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 itjackpot, crackpot 
 Strutting like a peacock 
 Nailvarnish Arkansas 
 Shimmy-shammy featherboah 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´sall there is to find 
 'Cause it takes a fool to remain sane 
 Oh, it takes a fool to remain sane 
 It takes a fool to remain sane 
 In this world all covered up in shame 
 It takes a fool to remain sane 
 It takes a fool to remain sane 
 It takes a fool to remain sane 
 In this world all covered up in shame 
 Oh, it takes a fool!