Dory Previn - Mr Whisper Lyrics

When I am going 'round the bend
I got a wild imaginary friend
When I am driven up the wall
My old friend, he comes to call

Mister Whisper's here again
Mister Whisper's here again
He's back in his apartment, in my head
He's back

Mister Whisper's here again
Mister Whisper's here again
He's back in his apartment
Like I said

Just when life can't get much worse
He tells me reassuring things
Says I'm the center of the universe
Says I'm as good as presidents and kings

Mister Whisper's her again
Mister Whisper's here again
I think I can control him
But instead

Mister Whisper takes control
Guides my heart and rides my soul
The minute that
He steps inside my head

Just when I am sure he'll stay
They shoot me with a bolt or two
They try to drive my mister friend
Away

And damn it all
They nearly always do
And damn it all
They nearly always do

Mister Whisper, don't go 'way
Mister Whisper, won't you stay
It gets so lonely wish that I were dead
Listen Whisper, please don't go

Listen, Whisper don't you know
I'd rather
Madness than this sadness
In my head

The thought he'll leave just bitterly burns
And my despondence grows
As soon as lonely, lonely sanity returns
And old mister, old Mister Whisper goes
And old mister, old Mister Whisper goes

The thought he'll leave just bitterly burns
And my despondence grows
I lost my blue buttons he sent me
Blue buttons on my birthday

But my blue buttons came loose
Loose, loose
Lucy Brown, Lucy in the sky
Luce, lucent, lucid, lucidity
Lucifer, light, hang loose, stay loose

I, how did I get this way?
I was, what was I going to say
I was on, how did I get in here
I was on my, wasn't I here last year

I was on my way
Why have they locked me in
I was on my way to
Who is my next of kin

Christ
Won't I ever win
I paid my airplane fare
I was on my way to where