[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.
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