I used to wonder why When I went walking by they talked about me What could it be? They tried to break me Never could make me Out in the streets Takin' all the heat Dancin' in the sheets, oh yeah I've got streaks in my hair People point at me and stare If they ask me I say: Yeah! I'm a freak And I love the clothes I wear Let them laugh 'cause I don't care It's my cross, I'm proud to bear I'm a freak They call me crazy It doesn't faze me I'm doin' fine They're doing time They tried to break me Never could make me Live like a fire Dancin' with desire Walkin' on the wire, oh yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah) I got streaks in my hair People point at me and stare If they ask me I say: Yeah! I'm a freak And I love the clothes I wear Let them laugh 'cause I don't care It's my cross, I'm proud to bear I'm a freak I'm a freak and I love what I see I'm a freak and I love being me Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Out in the streets Takin' all the heat Dancin' in the sheets, oh yeah I pledge allegiance To the state of Independence I got streaks in my hair People point at me and stare If they ask me I say: Yeah! I'm a freak And I love the clothes I wear Let them laugh 'cause I don't care It's my cross, I'm proud to bear I'm a freak I'm a freak and I love what I see I'm a freak and I love being me I'm a freak and that's all I can be I'm a freak, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I pledge allegiance To the state of Independence