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