Lyrics

YOU?RE A GENIUS
By Randi McMatthew

I want to live out on a stolen stretch of desert
That?s what I said when I was standing in the snow
It came around, but it was way too much to juggle
Nice clothes, gridlock, all money, no time, always on the go
I ate my lunch with talented minds
Bumper-to-bumper in a drive-thru line
It was Paradise, but it moved so fast you could barely touch it
Let?s make a U-turn and watch the sunset from the limo
You?re a genius; turn and walk away.

I want to sprawl out on a field and watch the stars fall
Lift up a cup to courage in the mighty light
I guess I never really ever had it in me
To put up with a tug-o?- war between my heart and mind
I don?t like danglin? from the ledge
Just tryin? to keep on the cutting edge
And do it best? and get there first
When it?ll all change anyway
I?m in too deep with random information
You?re a genius; now, turn and walk away.

I want someone to come and talk to me like Moses
Come along with common sense and try to set it straight
I feel like a thief, takin? the time to rock the baby
Don?t call me a slacker or a sinner or a straggler
Just because I?m late
We set it up the best we can
But call it what it is:
It?s just a shimmer in the sand
Maybe we ought?a just kick back
And cut out of here
While at least one of us can still think straight
Well, we can make a U-turn and watch the sunset from the limo
You?re a genius; turn and walk away
You?re a genuis; now, turn and walk away.

Copyright 1999 Randi McMatthew
Diamond Bar Music