[Verse 1]
I have been in here for way too long
And as I walk the halls at night
I see the other inmates hiding from my eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
This is for the mentally ill
For those who have lost the will

[Verse 2]
I have seen the sickness of all mankind
And as I walk the halls at night
I see the other inmates hiding from my eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
This is for the mentally ill
For those who have lost the will

[Chorus]
Black Hill Sanitarium
They're driving me crazy
Black Hill Sanitarium
They're driving me crazy here

[Bridge 1]
Gotta get out of here
Gotta erase the fear
Gotta get out of here
No more silent tears
Gotta get out of here (Gotta get out of here)
No more silent tears (No more silent tears)
[Guitar Solo: Herb Simonsen]

[Chorus]
Black Hill Sanitarium
They're driving me crazy

[Guitar Solo: Andy LaRocque]

[Bridge 2]
I am going down, deep into the black of my mind (I've had enough)
Therapy in little rooms, I'm lying down in my cocoon
Nothing here could end too soon, I'm lying down
Oh God, I hate those men in white

[Verse 3]
Oh, those men in white, sticking needles in my mind
And as I walk the halls at night
I see the other inmates hiding from my eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
This is for the mentally ill
For those who have lost the will

[Chorus]
Black Hill Sanitarium
They're driving me crazy
Black Hill Sanitarium
They're driving me crazy here
[Outro]
Gotta get out of here
Gotta erase the fear
Got to get out of here
No more silent tears