[ti:Cool (New Recording)] [ar:John Michael Montgomery] [al:The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Cool (2003 Remaster) - John Michael Montgomery [00:07.75]He really liked flannel with big bore arms [00:13.13]If you looked in his closet it was all that you saw [00:18.69]He'd dress up on Sunday a body looked neat [00:24.06]In a green leisure suit with wing tips on his feet [00:35.36]An' I hated the music he played in the car [00:41.36]It was hard to believe he called those people stars [00:46.73]They'd sing through their noses like they all had colds [00:52.11]I guess it's hard to be cool when you're forty years old [01:04.05]An' I was fifteen and real hip with long hair [01:09.36]An' I'd ask my Momma Why's Daddy so square [01:14.61]An' I couldn't believe all that he didn't know [01:20.30]I guess it's hard to be cool when you're forty years old [01:32.05]The night I turned twenty she came with the news [01:37.61]Scared half to death an' didn't know what to do [01:42.55]I told her I'm sorry but it's not too late [01:48.48]There's a doctor I've heard of who fixes mistakes [01:59.61]An' I thought he was workin' an' I was alone [02:05.23]But he was standin' behind me when I hung up the phone [02:10.80]He said Son there's a few things you don't know about [02:16.36]If you listen real close we can figure this out [02:28.17]Cause I was eighteen and as wild as they came [02:33.61]When one night a young girl told me the same thing [02:38.92]An' you wouldn't be here if she hadn't said no [02:44.49]You see it's hard to be cool when you're twenty years old [02:56.00]These days I like flannel an' old Levi jeans [03:01.31]An' I look at my young boy who just turned fifteen [03:06.87]An' I know what he's thinkin' but it's OK you know [03:12.56]You see it's hard to be cool when you're fifteen years old