Once in a while I can feel the whole world spinning
My hair twist in the wind, I can't find the brake
The clock on the dashboard is coy like a snake
There's years flying by me at a wide open clip
On wheels made of lightning, just barely a blip
If there's room at the top for a loser, look out
The radio's blasting a mean twist and shout, I'm a mess
Times like these, a man should take a blindfold and smoke
Take a walk, take a drive, take a knee, take a dive
Take a month, take a year, take a hike, disappear
Take it on faith, whatever you get
You just close your eyes, it won't hurt a bit
The firing squad's gathered, the captain grins
All the change in my pockets won't pay for my sins, I'm a mess
When I woke up, they'd strapped me in an MRI
Black dye in my veins, head belt rolled down
Home happy slippers and a blue paper gown
The banging went on for an hour or more
Then they slid me out like a boat onto shore
The technician who caught me was sporting a smile
That said, God gave me wisdom, but the devil's got style
I'm a mess, nothing less
I confess, I'm a mess
Now I live in New York, the Babylon of neon fires
The rats on the third rail is smoking like char
The thunderstorm hits and I flag down a car
On the screen in Times Square, I look like a wreck
And we lunge out of traffic, drinking down to a speck
The hoodie's girl turns and says, look who's alive
And I say, boy, you can't scare me, just shut up and drive
I'm a mess, oh God, yeah
I confess, I'm a mess
I'm a mess
I'm a mess