Songs:Boy Wonder (81052)

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1999-11-10 Carla Ulbrich

I was 11 years old when I finished my degree
Got my picture in the paper and my story on TV
To be so young and so amazing took a genius they were sure
I was the center of attention and my future was secure

Chorus:
I'm the boy wonder They all know my name
I'm the boy wonder but still I feel the same
They talk about boy wonder and the promise that it brings
But I'm the boy wonder and it doesn't mean a thing

So they asked me how I did it was I born a prodigy
I tell them anyone can do it if they live a life like me
Buried in the books while the others played outside
I learned all about scholastics and a father's selfish pride

CHORUS

I was told it was an honor when I made the Guinness book
So I opened up a copy I just thought I'd have a look
My perusal was revealing I still see it in my sleep
Haunted by the volume of the company I keep:

The largest ball of twine and the longest fingernails
People struck by lightning The fastest moving snails
Tallest totem pole and the longest loaf of bread
Most objects juggled while turning pirouettes
Largest jigsaw puzzle and the biggest piece of cheese
My years of study had earned a place with these ...

So I forfeited my childhood living in the public eye
And a paragraph in Guinness was my consolation prize
Now my choices lay before me with the future open wide
So when I graduated college I went back to Junior High

I'm the boy wonder but now I've changed my name
Because I've always wondered what it's like to be the same
No longer living under the attention that it brings
Yeah I was the boy wonder and it didn't mean a thing
Doodootdo ...

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Boy Wonder by Carla Ulbrich

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Length: 4:25
Times played: 35
People hearing: 940
Times requested: 22
First played: Sep 17th, 2004
Last played: Jul 15th, 2008
Previously played: Jun 4th, 2008
Song ID#: 81052