poem from shel silverstein

PARANOID

Everybody says I'm paranoid

They all think I'm crazy

They all smile to my face

But they'd like to see me die.

They put poison in my coffee.

They put ground glass in my oatmeal.

They put spiders in my tennis shoes

And shit in my pecan pie.

It's hard to stop and figure out

Where did it all begin.

You see, my father wanted a little girl

And my mother wanted twins

And my grandpa admired Hitler,

So everything Idid was wrong.

And I'm gonna stop now

Cuz even though you're smilin',

I know you hate this song.

Yeah... and I know you're only listenin'

Cuz you don't want to hurt my feelin's

And you're just waitin' for me to leave

You put the poison in my coffee.

You put the ground glass in my oatmeal.

You put the spiders in my tennis shoes ,

And you shit in my pecan pie !

I know !

Don't deny it.

I know...

I KNOW !

I know