Written by John Mellencamp



Well its hard to be cool when your still in High School

You got the old man jacking you around

And he tells you what to do

Gives your opinions to you

And you feel like just some kinda clown



And the old lady is bitchin

Why do you clean up all the kitchen

What time you gonna be home tonight

And you walk out the door

Cause you can't take anymore

You don't know wrong from right



As you walk by

All the young girls gonna wink their eye

You ain't playin' for pennies no no

You know that the trick is to hide

Your to young to live

But your a little to fast to die



Well you fear for you ass and run ??

Down that grass, when the crowd comes near ??

And the suicide dolls ?? can be easily bought

After a six, six pack of beer

And they talk a little loud

When their - "Who have you been with now" ??

Did you find yourself a hero

And you think its kinda fun

That you don't have any money

To bet if you place or you show



(chorus)

(variance) - All the young girls gonna shake their thigh



Well some time in the night

You cry for a sign

Of someone to help you along

But you see yourself as tough

And you know its just a bluff

You got that reputation to carry on

And if you ever get away

>From what the old man might say

Hey you been a big man .....

You'll remember the cliché

In what your mother use to say

Your family is your only friend



(chorus