Cool

(H.Allen, B.Long)

He really liked flannel with biboveralls
If you looked in his closet it was all that you saw
He’d dress up on Sunday and thought he looked ne
In a green leisure suit with wingtips on his feet

And I hated the music he played in the car
It was hard to believe he called those people stars
They sang through their noses like they all had colds
I guess it’s hard to be cool hen your forty years old

And I was fifteen and real hip with long hair
And I’d ask my mama why’s daddy so square
And I could’t believe all that he didn’t know
I guess it’s hard to be cool when your forty years old

The night I turned twenty she came with the news
Scared half to death and didn’t know what to do
I told her I’m sorry, but it’s not too late
There’s a doctor I’ve heard of that fixes mistakes

And I thought he was working and I was alone
But he was standing behind me when I hung up thephone
He said Son there’s a few things you don’t know about
If you listen real close we can figure this out

Cause I was eighteen and as wild as they came
When one night a young girl told me the same thing
And you would’t be here if she hadn’t said no
You see, It’s hard to be cool hen your twenty years old

These days I like flannel and old Levi jeans
And I look at my young boy who just turned fifteen
I know what he’s thinking but it’s ok you know
You see, It’s hard to be cool when your fifteen years old