Cool

He really liked flannel with bib overalls If you looked in his closet it was all that you saw He'd dress up on Sunday and thought he looked neat In a green leisure suit with wingtips on his feet 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 when your forty years old (chorus) I was fifteen and real hip with long hair I'd ask my mama why's is daddy so square 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 I thought he was working and I was alone But he was standing behind me when I hung up the phone He said Son there's a few things you don't know about If you listen real close we can figure this out (chorus) Cause I was eighteen and as wild as they came When one night a young girl told me the same thing You would't be here if she hadn't said no You see, It's hard to be cool when 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