Book Smart, Street Stupid

I was born by an old streetlight

Where the men lean out of their windows at night

And I was a lead in the orphan choir

And I sang with all my might

Until I grew up too high

Then, oh, all the notes I used to play

On the double bass and the B-list ballet

With only the night bugs to lead me home

With their sad luck serenade

The rain was never ending

The sadness in my heart

Would light

And glow in the dark?

This will never change

Time just wears a prettier face

I'm book smart

Street stupid

So, don't look for me in confession booth

I'm with my paints, and my pens, and my dry vermouth

Trying to uncover some small truth

With these cards close to my chest

The rain still never ending

The sadness in my heart

Would light

And glow in the dark

Oh this time will never change

Time just wears a prettier face

I'm book smart

Street stupid

The rain still never ending

The wonder in my heart

Still ights and glows in

It still lights and glows in

The dark