Smart Kid Fast Demo

There’s a church on the corner where my daddy was a deacon
And every Wednesday night was the youth group meeting
One week someone through some hymnals on the roof
Well they figured it was me but they didn’t have no proof
My mom stuck up for me, for once she was right
I wasn’t even at the church most of the night
Showed up at the start, made an appearance at the end
Rest of the time, spent it drinking with my friends

Sometimes trouble finds you, sometimes you spark it
You may come out on the right side, but that don’t make you the smart kid

So James and Suzie and Grant and me
Got a pretty good buzz splitting a micky
My head thumped a little, Lisa’s stomach got queasy
But compared to James we all got off easy
Cause when Jamie got home and the door was locked
He didn’t want to wake his folks so he decided to walk
Downtown someone offered and he tried it for kicks
Two weeks later James was just another addict

Sometimes trouble finds you, sometimes you spark it
You may come out on the right side, but that don’t make you the smart kid

Don’t try to tell me you never once drove with too much to drink
Or tried to outrun a train
Driving too fast in the rain
You just got lucky when you forgot to think

Last time I saw James must be back ten years
He was just out of rehab and sticking to beer
Told him I felt guilty as we tossed back a few
He said I shouldn’t worry, he was clean and new
Now I’m traveling with a band, I guess I’m doing alright
Grant’s a junior partner, Sue’s a happy housewife
James , you could say, is working for the government
Doing 8 to 12, for possession with intent

Sometimes trouble finds you, sometimes you spark it
You may come out on the right side, but that don’t make you the smart kid

No, you’re not the smart kid
Don’t think you’re the smart kid