Can’t Be Cool Forever

I know we can't be cool forever, but we can stay plugged in to 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 twenties is not knowing where you fit

You've tried everything to feel something till 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 'em in the eye?

And say, "You can't be cool forever, but you can stay alive, stay alive"

Stay alive, 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'll 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

Stay alive

And you can't be cool forever

But you can learn to stay alive, bitch, stay alive