Well, they taught me how to think
But I don't know how to use a telephone
I can't talk to my baby
I don't know if I can get along

I said, "Hello, operator...I mean, Dad...I mean, police...
I can't even remember who I am."

Yesterday at the market
I couldn't tell the butter from the beans
I thought the meat were potatoes
The fish were tomatoes and the cashier was my mother

I said, "Hello, operator...I mean, Dad...I mean, police...
I can't even remember who I am."

Yesterday in traffic, I drove till the light turned red
Ran into a policeman
And bumped him till I thought he lay dead
I said, "Boom, boom, your honor
Won't you let me speak my mind?"
I said, "Boom, boom, operator
I'm the one who loves you, my mind."
Yeah, oh, oh, yeah

Now they're taking me away
They've thrown away my set of keys
I ain't got no telephone
They won't let me speak my piece

I said, "Hello, operator...I mean, Dad...I mean, police...
I can't even remember who I am."

I said, "Hello, operator...I mean, Dad...I mean, police...
I can't even remember who I am."