Book Smart, Street Stupid

I was born by an old streetlightWhere the men lean out of their windows at nightAnd I was a lead in the orphan choirAnd I sang with all my mightUntil I grew up too highThen, oh, all the notes I used to playOn the double bass and the B-list balletWith only the night bugs to lead me homeWith their sad luck serenadeThe rain was never endingThe sadness in my heartWould lightAnd glow in the dark?This will never changeTime just wears a prettier faceI'm book smartStreet stupidSo, don't look for me in confession boothI'm with my paints, and my pens, and my dry vermouthTrying to uncover some small truthWith these cards close to my chestThe rain still never endingThe sadness in my heartWould lightAnd glow in the darkOh this time will never changeTime just wears a prettier faceI'm book smartStreet stupidThe rain still never endingThe wonder in my heartStill ights and glows inIt still lights and glows inThe dark