I wanna be committed I wanna be committed I thought I was a space age cowboy I thought I was a sweet and sour chow-boy I thought I was a thinker A juvenile drinker I thought I had some kind of a brain 'Til they told me I just a rumour A cheap and nasty looner As it turned out, I was just insane I wanna be committed Insanity permitted I wanna be committed for my mind I wanna be committed Don't let me be remitted I wanna be committed if you don't mind At the dance last Saturday night I was rockin' and rollin' and holding her tight 'Til he got his hands on her But when he started out to play She kept pushing him away And he got a funny feeling He was walking on the ceiling And someone was heard to say, "If you don't mind, sir" I don't mind I thought I was a teenage dream boy With a brain made of solid plastic alloy I thought I was a tripper Ain't nobody hipper 'Til it turned out I was going down the drain I wanna be committed Insanity permitted I wanna be committed for my mind I wanna be committed Don't let me be remitted I wanna be committed if you don't mind I wanna be committed Insanity permitted I wanna be committed for my mind I wanna be committed I wanna be committed I wanna be committed for my mind