Too Smart to Know Any Better

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Too Smart to Know Any BetterThat kid was fresh from four years in collegehis mind was dandied up in bow-tie knowledgebut he blew hundreds on fake gems in Arizonathe old man said they were from turquoise mines in Sedonathat kid fell for it all...hook, line and sinkerdeep in the hole cos he was a deep thinkertoo smart to know any betterhe ended up conning himselfsometimes Ivy-league schools, just grind out foolsgreener than anyone elsehe was a man of note...a man of lettersthat was too smart to know any betterwhen he made it to the top of the ladderhe thought what he did no longer matteredbut even his brains and power couldn't handleanother bimbo and another scandalcommon folks read the headlines and wonderedhow could a man like him could make such a blunderhe was too smart to know any betterhe ended up conning himselfsometimes Ivy-league schools, just grind out foolsgreener than anyone elsehe was a man of note...a man of lettersthat was too smart to know any better(c)2004 Robert George