Can’t Be Cool Forever

I know we can't be cool forever But we can stay plugged into life I wanna listen and pay attention I wanna fuck up and keep trying I wanna write it down in pencil Just in case I change my mind I'm always coming up with reasons That everybody out here sucks But last week I saw a concert Felt this universal crush Kids were screaming in the theater The band gave everything to us I think the big pain of your 20s Is not knowing where you fit You've tried everything to feel something 'Til you're not curious So once you get a little money You team up and make some kids But your kids will have big questions You'll be forced to pick a side Do I tell them something easy Or do I look them in the eye? And say, "You can't be cool forever But you can stay alive," stay alive Stay alive And go and play outside I can't be cool forever But I can stay alive Jesus was a carpenter My daddy sold TVs My mom watched other people's kids And anticipated needs And when we'd go down to get groceries I would flip through magazines And I'd wish that I was skinny Wish I was born as someone else Even now I play pretend Rather than put a mirror on myself But it's time to bite the bullet This ain't Heaven, this ain't Hell, it's just life (Oh, oh) (Oh, oh) stay alive (Oh, oh) and you can't be cool forever But you can learn to stay alive Bitch, stay alive