Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Maybe "Why?" is the question that's on your mind

But reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Please don't ask me cause I don't know why

But reality used to be a friend of mine

I used to be friends with reality

She used to be a pal real close to me

But she tried to hide from me what was in store

Tried to house me but a house has doors

I was insane and the picture was crazy

So the relevance here seems to be a bit hazy

But I tried to explain this in the simplest terms

But she let the props[?] burn and it was my turn to say

("Roses are red, and violets are blue

And things are gonna stay that way, too")

And I was the nut to believe all of this

I figured life would just hand me bliss

Now I have to worry about certain doom

Or will I be here tomorrow afternoon

Now ask me about the future

"I wonder what tune she'd dance to."

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Maybe "Why?" is the question that's on your mind

But reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Please don't ask me cause I don't know why

But reality used to be a friend of mine

I remember Sandy gave me a hand

Now I'm known as the maniac man

Looking and searching for a shred of proof

Knowing any time this world could go poof

Now what might happen without me knowin'

That's why I find myself always tip-tip toeing

She tried to let prophecy sneak up on me

But I woke up, I told her "Yo, step off me"

What you want me to do?

You want me to sweat blood?

And hang up on your strings like a marionette does?

Go to the PM on the dock of the bay, sit

You need a clue

Go back to the basics

She needs to learn her ABC's

Her and I sail on different seas

She sees different from what I sees

Do you believe!?!

Hell no!

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Maybe "Why?" is the question that's on your mind

But reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Please don't ask me cause I don't know why

But reality used to be a friend of mine

I lost touch with reality

I keep it as far as I can from Prince Be

I just didn't run with the way she flowed

To where I just said "Yo, I gots to go"

But my heart wasn't ill or mad at her

I just chose to laugh at her

And disregard everything she tells me

Believe in her

And she's happy and healthy

What is real, a positive plane

Reality and life are not the same

As to her equivalence to what is real

She doesn't appeal to how I feel

Maybe I should try transchanneling her

(Prince, you're taking this trip to far)

Okay, fine, nevermind

But reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Maybe "Why?" is the question that's on your mind

But reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Reality used to be a friend of mine

Please don't ask me cause I don't know why

But reality used to be a friend of mine

Chase the blues away

Take your mind off reality and leave her alone

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