Smart in a Stupid Way Lyrics by Steven Strait & Ashlee Simpson

She had eyes like crazy diamonds
And you ran with feet of clay
we rolled the windows tight as they would go
It was a smoggy day
She looked up and asked me if I ever had a lover that I did not betray
And I turned on the radio and I looked the other way
She said you're smart, but in a stupid way

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And this is the price that you pay
For being smart in a stupid way
You stand there staring while your lover walks away
Being smart, in a stupid way

The doors they close like eyelids
The train just pulled away
Sometimes I smell the perfume that she was wearing that day
And I wonder if there's anyone that I'll ever love in any way
Maybe I'll grow up and be good someday

Maybe this pain I feel will go away

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So why is my heart so hollow,
And why are my dreams so shallow?
And why don't I ever have anything else to say"
And why is my love so far away"

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