He Knew How

He knew how to get around…

he knew how to stare them down…

he knew how to have some fun…

he knew how to jump the gun.

He knew how to snort cocaine…

he knew how to

he knew how to

he knew how to.

He knew how to fly in space…

he could save the human race.

He could explain

how life began,

the history of man,

the shape of the universe 

our place,

and he never forgot a face.

No matter how much 

he knew to do, 

he never quite knew why.