I must insist On being a pessimist I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind Stranded, lost inside myself My own worst friend and my own closest enemy Elected, the rejected I perfect the science of the idiot Say whatever, oh, whoa

No one sees the things you do Because I stand in front of you But you drive me all the time You put the evil in my mind I used to sing and say my prayers Live my life without a care Now I have become a fool I tried to listen to the mule How can I change

All the time, all the time I think of you all the time 'Cause you cut through all the noise Bring me some hope By wandering into my mind Something to hold onto Morning, or day, or night You were the light that is blinding me You're the anchor that I tie

The spicks and the specks Where are the girls I left far behind Of the girls on my mind Where is the sun That shone on my head The sun in my life I could meet

And the rain will fall, it falls for you. And the clouds will break into tears, You should be here standing so near to me. 'Cept I know you should be sad But give me time alone to get it out of my mind. Though say I know it's only the weather. 'Cause

Follow me to paradise Took a shot and then made it a double Follow, follow me This album 2 but this song was written before the first My mind racing, I'm sick of pacing, I feel the thirst Of those around me that down me and pray on my demise But it only

Second floor of my hotel I'm rollin' up bout' to blaze It's on now To this Frankie Beverly and Mase As our days about to pass And our days in the past He said my mind free So my mind free at last

But in the middle of it all You always break my fall In the middle of it all I don't mind confiding That I make stupid mistakes Been misled and misguided And I'm easily led astray But you can dance with disaster

Home now, I'm home now But I'm home now And I'm one of those lucky ones I've been roaming round the lost and found One more mile in my shoes Spoke my hearts when I had the mind to Lost my way, trying to find truth Cross my heart and I hope to make it

You and me are gone Winter's bitter song You and me are gone, gone away. Every time I see what's written on your mind I turn away and drop my guard Your high horse will be the leader of the blind Tender love and truth aside I'm in possession of so many