Clever Lyrics

Why do you have so many books

Like your house is a library?

That was the question I faced

From a six-year-old child

I hesitated a moment

His serious question deserved a considered reply

It's 'cause I like to seem clever

But I don't think it's working

No, I don't think it's working

For I... I was shocked to discover

The fool my mother had raised

Was, in fact, not my brother

And while self-awareness is useful

And should be desired

It can feel like a brick being flung

At your well-windowed pride

When you like to seem clever

Oh, I like to seem clever

But if I was clever I'd raise my kid better