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Book Smart, Street Stupid Lyrics
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 in 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
oh 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 was never ending
the sadness in my heart
would light and glow in the dark
oh, this 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
would light and glow in
it still lights and glows in the dark
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,
on the double bass in the b-list ballet
with only the night bugs to lead me home
with their sad-luck serenade
the sadness in my heart
would light and glow in the dark
time just wears a prettier face
i'm book smart, street stupid
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 sadness in my heart
would light and glow in the dark
time just wears a prettier face
i'm book smart, street stupid
the wonder in my heart
would light and glow in
it still lights and glows in the dark
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I love this song, it reminds me of a song in the cats musical. It's really well done, sarah could easily write scores.
all of sarah's songs are wonderful, but sometimes her voice ruins it for me. this is one of those songs. in some she sounds great and i could listen for hours, but in this one she just sounds annoying. good song in itself though.
I first heard this song in an independent music store, and the song just gave me this great feeling. It is the most beautiful song I have ever heard. The song though itself, its hard to say what the lyrics mean, but I think that she wrote it very well.
At first I didn't think too much of this song. But after hearing it more times, it is truly one of the best slower songs on the album - Night Bugs. You can tell she's had influence by movie scores/soundtracks with this song.
I recently just found new meaning to this song, because I'm feeling very sad about what's happening. That is, I'm leaving home and all my loved ones for a job in another city. I think anyone who has left home to live by themselves know exactly what I'm talking about. So this song says a lot about how I'm feeling right now.
"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"
That pretty much sums it up right there.