“Sanity” was not part of the cassette release of Junta, only added by Elektra Records for the 1992 CD release. The performance featured on that CD comes, along with the next track Icculus, from the July 25, 1988 show at Nectar’s.
Debuting on October 15, 1986 “Sanity” is one of the few early Phish o...
Sanity never came my way (came his way)
Sanity never came my way (his way)
I don't know what I'll do today (way)
Cause sanity never came my way
Lost my mind just a couple of times (lost his mind)
Lost my mind just a couple of times (his mind)
You can spend your nickels, spend you dimes (mind)
But I lost my mind just a...
You can trespass anywhere (anywhere)
You can trespass anywhere (ny-where)
But when you go you'd better beware (where)
Cause you can trespass anywhere
I forgot the rules I forgot my pride (his pride)
But now I need a place to hide (pride)
I forgot the rules I forgot my pride (ide)
But now I need a... (place to hide!)
The stars in the sky are very bright (stars are bright)
The stars in the sky are very bright (stars are bright)
The stars they really suck tonight (stars suck!)
The stars in the sky are very bright
And I don't care if the world explodes (world explodes)
I don't care if the world explodes (explodes)
You can save the whales, you can save the toads (explodes)
But I don't care if the...
Sanity never came my way (came his way)
Sanity never came my way (his way)
I don't know what I'll do today (way)
Cause sanity never came my way
Lost my mind just a couple of times (lost his mind)
Lost my mind just a couple of times (mind)
Sanity was written by Jon Fishman & Page McConnell & Mike Gordon & Trey Anastasio & Steve Pollak.