We pulled off the road 
to get some fast food
I felt guilty
so I paid
the windows rolled as
tight as they would go
it was a smoggy day
well she looked up
and asked me,
if I ever had a lover
I did not betray
I turned on the radio
and I looked the other way
she said "you're smart,
but in a stupid way"

And this the price that you'll pay
for being smart in a stupid way
stand there staring
while I walk away
your smart in a stupid way

so I drove her to the airport
when I'd finally driven her away
sometimes I smell the perfume
she was wearing that day
I wondered if there is anyone
that I would ever love in any way
maybe I really am smart
in the way she said

and this is the price that you'll pay
for being smart in a stupid way
you stand there staring
while I walk away
your smart in a stupid way

so why is my heart so hollow?
and why are my dreams so shallow?
and why don't I ever have
nothing nice to say?
and why is my love so far away?

and this the price that you'll pay
for being smart in a stupid way
stand there staring
while I walk away
being smart in a stupid way

© 1999 Zen of Iniquity Publishing