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
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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
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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