I Should Be Allowed To Think Chords by They Might Be Giants

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Verse 1

C♯mI saw the Dbest minds of Amy generBation

C♯mDestroyed by Dmadness, Astarving, hysBterical

C♯mI should be alDlowed to Aglue my Bposter

C♯mI should be alDlowed to Bthink

C♯mI should be alDlowed to Aglue my poster

BI should be alElowed to Athink E

AI should be allowed Eto thiAnk E

AI should be allowed Eto thBink

And I should be alC♯mlowed to Dblurt the Amerest Bidea

if by C♯mrandom Dwhim one ocAcurs to Bme

If C♯mnecesDsary Aleave Bpaper stains

On the C♯mgray uDtility Epole

I saw the worst bands of my generation

Applied by magic marker to drywall

I should be allowed to shoot my mouth off

I should have a call-in show

I should be allowed to glue my poster

I should be allowed to think

And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea

If by random whim one occurs to me

If necessary leave paper stains

On the gray utility pole

I am not alAlowed ( to ever come up with a C♯msingle original thought )

I am not alF♯7lowed ( to meet the criminal government Aagent who oBppresses me )

I was the worst hope of my generation

Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical

I should be allowed to share my feelings

I should be allowed to feel

I should be allowed to glue my poster

I should be allowed to think

And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea

If by random whim one occurs to me

But sadly, this can never be

I am not allowed to think

I am not allowed to think (I am not allowed to think)