cool to be a fool

here i sit a nobody with no one

bein' me aint' really all that fun

leavin' her wasn't very smart

admittin' i was wrong wouldn't be so hard

if it was cool to be a fool

i'd be the hippest guy around

if a heartache made you famous

i'd be known from town to town

if tears were made of pennies

and a cold beer brought her back

my bank account and self esteem

would both be in the black

if some hollywood producer made a movie that was sad

about some guy who lost the best thing he ever had

hey

i could be a star

if it was cool to be a fool

but we all know the way it really is

you don't get recognized for doin' things like this

you spend a lotta time feelin' sorry for yourself

it doesn't really mean that much to anybody else

if it was cool to be a fool

i'd be the hippest guy around

if a heartache made you famous

i'd be known from twon to town

if tears were made of pennies

and a cold beer brought her back

my bank account and self esteem

would both be in the black

of some hollywood producer made a movie that was sad

about some guy who lost the best thing he ever had

hey

i could be a star

if it was cool to be a fool

hey

i could be a star

if it was cool to be a fool