Asylum
KITCHEN - Supertramp Lyrics

Jimmy Cream was keen
Jimmy Cream was enthusiastic

His brain was always winnin'
He was always coming up with good ideas

I can't keep tabs on mine
I can't keep a handle on my own thoughts and ideas

It's really quite a joke
It's almost funny how difficult it is to focus

I see him down the road
I see Jimmy Cream in the distance

I ask if he'd be willing
I ask if he would lend me some money

To lend me 15P
To lend me 15 pence (British currency)

I'm dying for a smoke
I really want to smoke a cigarette

Don't arrange to have me sent to no asylum
Please don't have me put in a mental institution

I'm just as sane as anyone
I'm no crazier than anyone else

It's a just a game
It's all just a game

I play for fun, for fun
I do it for my own enjoyment

I told 'em
I told the people in charge

"Look!, I said I'm not the way you're thinkin'
"I'm not crazy like you think I am"

Just when I'm down, I'll be the clown
I'll try to make people laugh, even when I'm feeling low

I'll play the fool
I'll act silly or foolish

Will he take a sailboat ride?
Will he go on a relaxing boat trip?

Well he is very likely to
He probably will

Will he feel good inside?
Will he feel happy or content?

Well he ain't very likely to
It's doubtful that he will

Will he tell you he's alive?
Will he express his existence and feelings?

Yeah he is always trying to, yeah
Yes, he always does

But nothin', no, no nothin'
But he doesn't really say or do anything

Does he say, oh no
Does he say anything important or interesting?

In the morning when the day's begun
At the start of each day

Hello Good morning, how are you?
A typical greeting in the morning

And in the evening or the noonday sun
In the afternoon or evening

What a lovely afternoon
A nice way to describe the afternoon

Well I've been living next to you
I've been your neighbor

Bluesy Monday
A sad, dreary Monday

Is the one day that they come here
The day when people show up to watch or judge

Yeah when they haunt me
When they bother or harass me

And they taunt me in my cage
And they provoke me while I'm trapped

I mock 'em all
I make fun of them

They're feelin' small, yeah they got no answer
They look foolish and can't respond

Yeah they're playin' dumb
They're pretending they don't know what I mean

But I'm just laughing as they rage
But I find it amusing as they get angry

Well it's only a game
It's not serious, it's just fun

Yeah I've been trying to fool everyone
I've been trying to trick people

(No that's too heavy)
(Something is too intense or overwhelming)

Nothin', no, no nothin'
There's nothing meaningful or consequential

Do you think it looks like rain?
Do you think it's going to rain today?

You know I nearly missed my train
I almost missed my scheduled transportation

But what kind of friend are you?
What kind of person are you, really?

Oh, is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Is this the start of something good or the end of something bad?

Will I ever see it through?
Will I be able to finish what I've started?

No I've never been insane
I've never lost my mind

Oh what's the game?
What's going on, what's happening?

I believe I'm dying, oh!
I think I'm going to die soon

He's mad, mad, mad, mad, mad, mad, mad, mad, mad
He's crazy or mentally unstable

Not quite right (not quite right)
Something is off or not correct