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 clouds 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