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