We Learned to Be Cool from You

Friend, friend, we're at it again

Blastin' off for Timbuktu

I said it before, I'll say it again

We learned to be cool from you

Hey lady in the Mermaid Café

Bathed in a spotlight of blue

Singing those Sarah Vaughan songs until dawn

We learned to be cool from you

Maybe I can parlez a little Français

Maybe I can even write a whole page a day

Do a crossword puzzle in a minute or two

But I learned to be cool from you

Hey Mr. Mustache, look what we've done

Lived longer than we thought we could do

Through all of the games and all of our fame

We learned to stay cool from you

Hey there Leonard and Willie on the stage

Still singin' your songs pure and true

Who would have thought that time could be bought?

We learned to stay cool from you

Maybe I can parlez a little Français

Maybe I can even write a whole page a day

Do a crossword puzzle in a minute or two

But I learned to be cool from you

You said it's more about music and less about fame

You taught us it's okay to play without shame

It's more about life and the right thing to do

Hang on through the hullabaloo

Hey Captain Walter, steering for the stars

Always knowing that your vision was true

It was your signoff note that kept us afloat

We learned to be cool from you

Maybe I can parlez beaucoup Français

Maybe I can still write a whole page a day

Do a crossword puzzle in a second or two

But I learned to be cool from you

I learned to be cool from you