Smartest Monkey from Signals by Chasin' the Train

Smartest monkey!
Smartest monkey!

Smartest monkey!
Thinks he’s so hot
Smartest monkey!
One day he’s gonna get caught
Smartest monkey!
Thinks he’s so wise
Smartest monkey!
Not like those other guys

You’re never so dumb
When you’re trying to be smart
Can’t understand the world
So you don’t even start
You’ll pick a fight with anyone
Who takes the stuff that you’ve got
You think it makes you better
But you know it does not
Whoever dies with the most toys
Well, they win!
The biggest bank balance makes the widest grin

Smartest monkey!
Thinks he’s so hot
Smartest monkey!
One day he’s gonna get caught
Smartest monkey!
Thinks he’s so wise
Smartest monkey!
Not like those other guys

You have your moments
When the stars align
You think you’re making progress
You’re ahead of your time
You took your place where you belong
At the top of the pile
You’re the master of the world
And you wear it with style
You wish you could swim like the dolphins do
But you’re far too busy breaking things
To follow through

Smartest monkey!
Thinks he’s so hot
Smartest monkey!
One day he’s gonna get caught
Smartest monkey!
Thinks he’s so wise
Smartest monkey!
Not like those other guys

We’re living on a pale blue dot
Survival ain’t guaranteed
The worst thing that we ever did
Was come down from the trees
We’re living on a pale blue dot
Wasting it by degrees
Wreckage all around us
And poison in the breeze

You can’t keep thinking
You’re in charge
Take what you want
And live it large
You’re only here for a moment
You don’t have time to burn
For things to stay the same
Then you’ll have to turn
You think you’re so clever, so classless, so free
But your uncle’s still a monkey as far as I can see

Smartest monkey!
Smartest monkey!
Smartest monkey!
Smartest monkey!

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