Right Place Wrong Time

The Right Place, Wrong Time Songfacts says: Lyrically, "Right Place, Wrong Time" is standard blues fare, documenting in ironic one-liners the singer's propensity for misfortune. In the tune's weirder moments, Rebennack fuses this blues-based sense of the absurd with a psychedelic sensibility in line with the late '60s mood that saw Dr. John's emergence. He calls, for instance, for a little "brain salad surgery" to fix his ailing mind, articulated here as "refried confusion."

{Intro} I been in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time I'd have said the right thing, but I must have used the wrong line I been in the right trip, but I must have used the wrong car My head was in a bad place and I'm wondering what it's good for I been the right place, but it must have been the wrong time My head was in a bad place, but I'm having such a good time I been running trying to get hung up in my mind (oooh) Got to give myself a good talking-to this time Just need a little brain salad surgery (oooh) Got to cure this insecurity I been in the wrong place, but it must have been the right time I been in the right place, but it must have been the wrong song I been in the right vein, but it seems like the wrong arm I been in the right world, but it seems wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong {Bridge} Slipping, dodging, sneaking, creeping, hiding out down the street (oooh) See me life shaking with every ho' I meet Refried confusion is making itself clear (oooh) Wonder which way do I go to get on out of here I been in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time I'd have said the right thing, but I must have used the wrong line I'd have took the right road, but I must have took a wrong turn Would've made the right move, but I made it at the wrong time I been on the right road but, I must have used the wrong car My head was in a good place and I wonder what it's bad for