Kid, if you could have lived
What would I give?
But none of us is perfect

I guess, in times of distress
We just do our best
I'm trying to remember

The past, when I was a lad
And life was oh so simple
We're not so smart, We're not so smart

And you can't follow in my shoes
But you must count your blessings
We're not so smart
I only hope you're in safe hands now

Hey, Heaven can take
Every mistake
And soothe all of your problems
Away, and maybe someday
We'll stand and say
Why ever did we worry?

I feel sometimes it seems so real
I could reach out and touch it
We're not so smart, We're not so smart

And soon we'll follow in your shoes
So we must count our blessings
We're not so smart
I only hope you're in safe hands now

Kid, the things that we did
The life that we live
Will never count for nothing

In pain, and helpless again
And I can't explain
I'm gazing from my window

At night with distant stars so bright
I could reach out and touch them
We're not so smart, We're not so smart

And life and death are so alike
Beyond our comprehension
We're not so smart
I only hope you're in safe hands now

Kid