Supertramp Asylum lyrics

Jimmy Cream was keen
His brain was always winnin'
I can't keep tabs on mine
It's really quite a joke

I see him down the road
I ask if he'd be willing
To lend me 15 p
I'm dying for a smoke

Don't arrange to have me
Sent to no asylum
It's a just a game
I play for fun, for fun
I've been fooling everyone, everyone

I told them, "Look!"
I said "I'm not the way you're thinkin
Just when I'm down
I'll be a clown, I'll play the fool"

Don't arrange to have me
Sent to no asylum
It's just a game
I play for fun, for fun
I've been fooling everyone, everyone

Will he take a sailboat ride?
Thought he is very likely to
Will he feel good inside?
Well he ain't ever likely to
Will he tell you, he's alive?
Well he is always trying to
But nothin', no no nothin', will he say

In the morning, when the day's begun
"Hello Good morning, how are you?"
In the evening or the noonday sun
"What a lovely afternoon!"
I've been living next to you


On a Monday, bluesy Monday
Is the one day
When they'll haunt me
And they'll taunt me in my cage

I mock them all, they're feelin' small
They've got no answer
They're playing dumb
But I'm just lauging as they rage

Don't arrange to have me
Sent to no asylum
It's just a game I play for fun
I've been foolin' everyone, everyone.

Will he take a sailboat ride?
Thought he is very likely to
Will he feel good inside?
Well he ain't ever likely to
Will he tell you he's alive?
Well he is always tryin' to
But nothin', no, no nothin' will he say

In the morning or when the day's begun
"Do you think it looks like rain"?
In the evening or the noonday sun
"You know I nearly missed my train"

I've been living next to you my friend
But what kind of friend are you?
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Will I ever see it through?

Oh I've never been insane
What's the game?
I don't believe I'm dying
Yes he's mad, yes he's mad
Not quite right