Crazy Like Me

"what's the difference anyway?"

I heard this old man say

He said, "been sitting here for 25 years"

Still nothing's changed"

So i looked this man in the eye

I said, "mister please don't you cry"

"because you're tears will fall but no one will care"

The price you pay remains a debt

Eyes you dry stay wet

You begin to regret promises kept

And the only reward is that you get to be

Crazy like me

He laughed and said,

"little girl, you've got nothing on me

"'cause i've seen the world thrice over

I'm not impressed."

So i took this man by the hand

I needed him to comprehend

Though my life's been short my pain's been long

And the price i pay remains a debt

Eyes i've dried have stayed wet

I begin to regret promises kept

And the only reward is that i get to be

Crazy like me

I saw a rain cloud form over his head

So ashamed at what i had done

I disturbed this man's peace of mind

He looked upset

But the he stood straight up and looked at me

He said, "i can't believe what you said

"you see, 'cause you sound a lot like me."

Okay, so now the price you've paid has been written down

The tears you've cried have touched the ground

And though all you've lost can never be found

If you're not careful you won't be around to be

Crazy like me