All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi
I'm not crazy, institution
That you've been having a lot of problems
You're gonna hurt somebody
If you talked about it, so why don't you talk about it”
They go, “Me and your mom have been noticing lately
You're driving me crazy, institution
To give me the needed professional help
“Mike, we need to talk to you”
They give you a white shirt with long sleeves
Alleviate my suffering and my pain
What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
And I'm like, take my time
I went to your institutional learning facilities?
I'm not crazy, institution
My best interest, how can you know what's my best interest is?”
I'm sitting in my room and my mom and my dad came in
You won't have any say
All I want is a Pepsi and she wouldn't give it to me
They stuck me in an institution
I'm not crazy, institution
You're the one who's crazy, institution
You've been going off for no reason and we're afraid
And she goes, “No, you're on drugs
And I go, “What, what's the matter?”
You're driving me crazy, institution
I was just thinking you know, why don't you get me a Pepsi”
And I go, “Wait, what are you talking about, we decided
They pulled up a chair and they sat down, they go
Said it was the only solution
And she goes, “Don't tell me that, you're on drugs”
And then my mom came in and I didn't even know she was there
She called my name and I didn't even hear it
To protect me from the enemy, myself
And I'm like, I try hard to do it
I go, “No, I don't want to I'm okay, I'll figure it out myself”
And it doesn't work out the way I wanted to
You know I'll just work it out myself”
To give me the needed professional help
I go, “Mom just give me a Pepsi, please”
But then again I was thinking about nothing
“So we decided that it would be in your interest
And she goes, “What's the matter with you?”
Normal people don't act that way”
And like, maybe you should talk about it, you'll feel a lot better”
And everything I do and everything I try it never turns out
And then she started screaming, “Mike, Mike”
I go, “Okay, what's the matter?”
We're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself”
It's like, I concentrate on real hard but it doesn't work out
They stuck me in an institution
To protect me from the enemy, myself
You're gonna be institutionalized
She goes, “No you're not thinking, you're on drugs
If we put you somewhere
Just leave me alone I'll figure it out
But by the time they fix my head
I go, “There's nothing wrong, mom”
They'll brainwash you until you see their way
To protect me from the enemy, myself
And she wouldn't give it to me, just a Pepsi
Thinking about everything
“You know, you should, maybe, get away
There's always someone there going, “Hey, Mike
Drug you up because they're lazy
I was in my room and I was just like staring at the wall
You've been having a lot of problems lately”
And they go, “Well you know if you want to talk about it
Said it was the only solution
Said it was the only solution
They stuck me in an institution
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches
And I get real frustrated
It's too much work to help a crazy
Mentally, I'll be dead
You know, we've been noticing
To give me the needed professional help
Where you could get the help that you need”
And they just keep bugging me and they just keep bugging me
It's like, I need time to figure these things out
You're the one who's crazy, institution
And it builds up inside
I go, “Mom, I'm okay, I'm just thinking”
And I go, “No, it's okay, you know I'll figure it out
You'll come out brainwashed with bloodshot eyes
You're the one who's crazy, institution
Tied around you're back, you're treated like thieves
So how can you say I'm crazy?”
They say they're gonna fix my brain
I go, “No, mom, I'm not on drugs, I'm okay
“How can you say what my best interest is?
You're driving me crazy, institution
I'll be here you know and you'll probably feel a lot better
