While I was watching this talk show the other day

And on it there was this guy

And he was saying "When you let other people tell you what's right

when you leave your instinct and your own truth behind he said

that's a virus of the mind,

that's a virus of the mind"

Well I guess it's kinda like loosing your sight

For a second you think that they might be right

And it feeds the doubts that you have inside

It almost starts to feels like a crime

To follow your own rhythm and rhyme



I'm pretty happy, living in my

My own sweet time, living in my

I'm pretty happy, and I don't need your

Virus of the mind

Your virus of the mind



Well I went to this party thing last night

A lot of people I hadn't seen in a long long time

And they wanted to know about my life

But making me feel like it wasn't quite right

Like "Where's is your kids?" and "Where is you car?"

I said "I don't have either but I have a guitar"

And I ended up feeling like I was a freak

So I found some wine and something to eat

I talked to the dog to pass the time

I told myself "I'm doing just fine"

It's just a virus of the mind



It's just a virus of the mind

I'm pretty happy, living in my

My own sweet time, living in my

Yeah I'm pretty happy, and I don't need your

Virus of the mind

Your virus of the mind



It's in the deep of your soul, it's on the tip of your tongue

It's the feeling you get, when you feel young

It's in the sound of a beat, it's in the base of your spine

It's in your gut reaction, yeah every time

But they tell you what you should have, they tell you who you should be

It's in the pictures and ads and in the magazines

I'm kicking it off like a bug in the breeze

Cause is anyone out there inside me

I say "Is anyone out there inside me?"

I say "Is anyone?"



I'm pretty happy, living in my

My own sweet time, living in my

Yeah I'm pretty happy, and I don't need your

Virus of the mind



I'm pretty happy, living in my

My own sweet time, living in my

Yeah I'm pretty happy, and I don't need your

Virus of the mind

Your virus of the mind