[Chorus]
What was I thinking in my head?
What was I thinking in my head?
[Verse 1]
Thought about it, talked it over
Mentioned it to a very close friend
Played the dozen, with a cousin
That's not the way to treat your kin
[Verse 2]
Makin' waste by makin' haste
So many things were on your mind
Overdoin' your pursuin'
Not takin' advantage of all your time
[Chorus]
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head? (Oh yeah)
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
[Verse 3]
Called a brother, something other
Than you should have if you had thought
You were only with the lonely
That's not the way that you were taught
[Verse 4]
Knew it all, and you felt tall
Now you realise your own size
'Cause in this world, boy and girl
Have a good chance to join the wise
Hey, hey, hey, hey, ow!
[Chorus]
What was I thinking in my head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What was I thinking in my head?
What was I thinking?
What was I thinking in my head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What were you thinking in your head?
What was I thinking in my head?
What were you thinking in your head? (What was I thinking?)
What was I thinking in my head?
What was I thinking in my head?
What were you thinking in your head? (Oh yeah, oh yeah)
What were you thinking in your head? (What was I thinking?)
What was I thinking in my head? (Woah, woah, woah, woah, oh, thinking)
What was I thinking in my head?
What Was I Thinkin’ In My Head was written by Sly Stone.
What Was I Thinkin’ In My Head was produced by Sly Stone.
Sly and the Family Stone released What Was I Thinkin’ In My Head on Sat Dec 18 1976.
“What Was I Thinking in My Head?” was about how people (me?) had a habit of getting in their own way, sometimes because they had a habit.
— Sly Stone, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)