the lunatic

Deep Purple

There was a time I liked him
now I don t know what to say
When I see him coming
I just look the other way
Ah, he s dangerous
There s a sparkle in his eyes
when they should be dull and grey
Oh

He s got an air of confidence, goes out on his own
Has a very few friends and doesn t use a phone
Ah, mysterious
Thank God the law is watching
now they ll drag him from his home
Oh, oh

Once he was a lovely lad, compliant and tame
Something must ve happened to turn him insane
He lost his way, and now he s full-grown
He s a lunatic with a mind of his own

Once he was a lovely lad, compliant and tame
Something must ve happened to turn him insane
He lost his way, and now he s full-grown
He s a lunatic with a mind of his own

It s not as if he barks under a waxing gibbous moon
It s another kind of madness
same old words, a different tune
Ah, it s scary
Not long before the Ministry is bursting his balloon
Oh, oh