I dressed like a scarecrow, I walked like a crab back then I was bonkers, back then I was mad! I was thrown off of busses, I was thrown out of bars I was one big bad bastard - but that's all in the past.
I used to be mad, oh, I used to be mad They put me in a mental home away from home, I used to be mad, but now I'm so glad My brain no longer has a mind all of its own.
Well, I was a monster, yes, I was a mess, I danced down the highstreets in my mother's dress And I frightened children and grown-ups as well, I stank to high heaven and I made their lives hell.
Every day, in every way I'm getting better, getting better Every day, in every way I'm getting better, getting better (6 times)
I used to be mad, oh, I used to be mad THey put me in the house upon the hill, I used to be mad, now, I'm not so bad Just as long as I keep on taking my pills. Because - me, I used to be mentally ill.