All around me are familiar faces Worn out places Worn out faces Bright and early for the daily races Going no where Going no where And their tears are filling up their glasses No expression No expression Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow No tomorrow No tomorrow And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you 'Cause I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very very Mad world Mad world Get ready Uh, into the mad world Uh, into the mad world Mad World B-B-B-Base (Hahahaha... Jan Wayne... Turn those turntables... Ha!) Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy birthday Happy birthday And I feel the way that every child should Sit and listen Sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous No one knew me No one knew me Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson Look right through me Look right through me And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you 'Cause I find it hard to take When people run in circles it's a very very Mad world (And there's nothing you can talk about it) Mad world (Open your mind) It's a very very mad world Hit it! Get Ready! Let's Get Mad! Whoo! Mad World