Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine

[Chorus] 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 [Verse 1] 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 [Sample] [Chorus] 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 [Sample] Do you believe!?! Hell no! [Chorus] [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] X 2 Chase the blues away Take your mind off reality and leave her alone