Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalised lyrics

Sometimes I try to do things And it just doesn't work out the way I want it to And I get real frustrated It's like, I try hard to do it And I take my time But it just doesn't work out the way I want it to It's like I concentrate on it real hard But it just doesn't work out And everything I do and everything I try It never turns out It's like, I need time to figure these things out There's always someone there going "Hey Mike, you know we've been noticing You've been having a lot of problems lately, you know" "You should maybe get away And like, maybe you should talk about it You'd feel a lot better" And I go, "No, it's okay you know, I'll figure it out Just leave me alone, I'll figure it out, you know I'm just working on myself" They go, "Well, you know, if you wanna talk about it I'll be here, you know And you'll probably feel a lot better if ya talked about it So why don't you talk about it?" I go, "No, I don't want to, I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself " But they just keep buggin' me They just keep buggin' me And it builds up inside So you're gonna be institutionalized You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes You won't have any say They'll brainwash you until you see their way I'm not crazy (Institution) You're the one who's crazy (Institution) You're driving me crazy (Institution) They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help Protect me from the enemy, myself Uh, I was in my room And I was just like staring at the wall thinking 'bout everything But then again I was thinking about nothing And then my mom came in And I didn't even know she was there She called my name and I didn't hear her Then she started screaming, "Mike, Mike" And I go, "What? What's the matter?" She goes, "What's the matter with you?" I go, "There's nothin' wrong, mom" She goes, "Don't tell me that, you're on d**" I go, "No mom, I'm not on d** I'm okay, I'm just thinking, you know Why don't ya give me a Pepsi?" She goes, "No, you're on d**" I go, "Mom, I'm okay, I'm just thinking" She goes, "No, you're not thinking, you're on d** Normal people don't act in that way" I go, "Mom, just give me a Pepsi, please All I want is a Pepsi" And she wouldn't give it to me All I wanted was a Pepsi Just one Pepsi And she wouldn't give it to me Just a Pepsi Give you a white shirt with long sleeves Tied around your back, you're treated like thieves Drug you up because they're lazy It's much work to help a crazy I'm not crazy (Institution) You're the one who's crazy (Institution) You're driving me crazy (Institution) They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help Protect me from the enemy, myself I was sitting in my room My mom and my dad came in They pulled up a chair and they sat down They go, "Mike, we need to talk to you" And I go, "Okay, what's the matter?" They go, "Me and your mom We've been noticing lately you've been having a lot of problems And you've been going off for no reason And we're afraid you're gonna hurt somebody We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself So we decided that it would be in your best interest If we put you somewhere Where you could get the help that you need" And I go, "Wait, what are ya talking about? We decided my best interest? How do you know what my best interest is? How could you say what my best interest is? And what are ya trying to say? I'm crazy" "When I went to your schools I went to your churches I went to your institutional learning facilities So how can ya say I'm crazy?" Say they're gonna fix my brain Alleviate suffering and my pain By the time they fix my head Mentally I'll be dead I'm not crazy (Institution) You're the one who's crazy (Institution) You're driving me crazy (Institution) They stuck me in an institution Said it was the only solution To give me the needed professional help Protect me from the enemy, myself Doesn't matter, I'll probably get hit by a car anyway