Cool-John Michael Montgomery

[00:07.48]He really liked flannel with big bore arms [00:12.70]If you looked in his closet, it was all that you saw [00:18.36]He'd dress up on Sunday; a body looked neat [00:24.10]In a green leisure suit with wing tips on his feet [00:35.45]An' I hated the music he played in the car [00:41.06]It was hard to believe he called those people stars [00:46.71]They'd sing through their noses like they all had colds [00:52.16]I guess it's hard to be cool when you're forty years old [01:03.98]An' I was fifteen and real hip with long hair [01:09.43]An' I'd ask my Momma: "Why's Daddy so square?" [01:14.66]An' I couldn't believe all that he didn't know [01:20.17]I guess it's hard to be cool when you're forty years old [01:32.04]The night I turned twenty, she came with the news: [01:37.44]Scared half to death, an' didn't know what to do [01:42.72]I told her: "I'm sorry, but it's not too late [01:48.42]"There's a doctor I've heard of who fixes mistakes." [02:00.09]An' I thought he was working, an' I was alone [02:05.17]But he was standing behind me when I hung up the phone. [02:10.67]He said: "Son, there's a few things you don't know about. [02:16.25]"If you listen real close, we can figure this out." [02:28.35]"'Cause I was eighteen and as wild as they came, [02:33.65]"When one night, a young girl told me the same thing. [02:38.95]"An' you wouldn't be here if she hadn't said no: [02:44.51]"You see, it's hard to be cool when you're twenty years old." [02:55.91]These days I like flannel an' old Levi jeans. [03:01.21]An' I look at my young boy, who just turned fifteen. [03:06.97]An' I know what he's thinkin', but it's o.k., you know. [03:12.41]You see it's hard to be cool when you're fifteen years old. [03:22.42]