Ain't He a Genius

	Lyrics：Jimmy Buffett
	Music：Jimmy Buffett
	See the lady
	Smiles as if to tell
	Her son remembers everyone
	Treats 'em all quite well
	He never asked for promises
	And now his fame is wide
	And everyone who knew him well shares a little pride
	Chorus:
	Ain't he a genius
	The boy's become a star
	And he smiles upon the faces
	Who wish they could go far
	Not long ago they criticized
	The genius only wrote
	And now they listen spellbound
	With lumps caught in their throats
	His virtue was sheer poverty
	His vice was reading plays
	While other children starved and fought
	He learned just what to say
	Through tension and confession
	He beat the monster down
	Then surfaced in society no longer underground
	Chorus:
	Ain't he a genius
	The boy's become a star
	And he smiles upon the faces
	Who wish they could go far
	Now they remember
	Talk only of his good
	While jealousy flows in their veins
	And says I wish I could
	Ain't he a genius

	Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett
	Music: Jimmy Buffett
	See the lady
	Smiles as if to tell
	Her son remembers everyone
	Treats ' em all quite well
	He never asked for promises
	And now his fame is wide
	And everyone who knew him well shares a little pride
	Chorus:
	Ain' t he a genius
	The boy' s become a star
	And he smiles upon the faces
	Who wish they could go far
	Not long ago they criticized
	The genius only wrote
	And now they listen spellbound
	With lumps caught in their throats
	His virtue was sheer poverty
	His vice was reading plays
	While other children starved and fought
	He learned just what to say
	Through tension and confession
	He beat the monster down
	Then surfaced in society no longer underground
	Chorus:
	Ain' t he a genius
	The boy' s become a star
	And he smiles upon the faces
	Who wish they could go far
	Now they remember
	Talk only of his good
	While jealousy flows in their veins
	And says I wish I could
	Ain' t he a genius