Featured In

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Vocals
Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Background Vocals
Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong
Background Vocals
Max Bennett
Max Bennett
Bass Guitar
John Guerin
John Guerin
Drums
Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
Electric Guitar
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Piano
Chuck Findley
Chuck Findley
Trumpet
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
Woodwinds
Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong
Background Vocals
Milt Holland
Milt Holland
Tubular Bells
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Annie Ross
Annie Ross
Songwriter
Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Producer
Henry Lewy
Henry Lewy
Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Ellis Sorkin
Ellis Sorkin
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
The way he described it
He said I'd be better dead than live
I didn't listen to his jive
I knew all along
That he was all wrong
And I knew that he thought
I was crazy but I'm not, oh no
[Verse 2]
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
He said I'd need treatment
But I'm not that easily led
He said I was the type that was most inclined
When out of his sight to be out of my mind
And he thought I was nuts
No more ifs or ands or buts
[Verse 3]
They say as a child
I appeared a little bit wild with all my crazy ideas
But I knew what was happening, I knew I was a genius
What's so strange when you know that you're a wizard at three
I knew that this was meant to be
[Verse 4]
Now I heard little children were supposed to sleep tight
That's why I got into the vodka one night
My parents got frantic, didn't know what to do
But I saw some crazy scenes before I came to
Now, do you think I was crazy?
I may have been only three but I was swinging
[Verse 5]
They all laugh at angry young men
They all laugh at Edison and also at Einstein
So why should I feel sorry if they just couldn't understand
The idiomatic logic that went on in my head
I had a brain, it was insane
Oh, they used to laugh at me when I refused to ride
On all those double-decker buses
All because there was no driver on the top
[Verse 6]
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
But I said dear doctor
I think that it's you instead
Because I have got a thing that's unique and new
To prove it I'll have the last laugh on you
'Cause instead of one head, I got two
And you know two heads are better than one
Written by: Annie Ross, Wardell Gray
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out