Cool About It

Album: The Record (2023)
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  • Met you at the dive bar to go shoot some pool
    And make fun of the cowboys with the neck tattoos
    Ask you easy questions about work and school

    I'm trying to be cool about it
    Feelin' like an absolute fool about it
    Wishin' you were kind enough to be cruel about it
    Tellin' myself I can always do without it
    Knowin' that it probably isn't true

    I came prepared for absolution, if you'd only ask
    So I take some offense when you say, "No regrets"
    I remember it's impossible to pass your test

    But I'm trying to forget about it
    Feelin' like I'm breaking a sweat about it
    Wishin' you would kindly get out of my head about it
    Tellin' myself one day I'll forget about it
    Knowin' that it probably isn't true

    Once, I took your medication to know what it's like
    And now I have to act like I can't read your mind
    I ask you how you're doing and I let you lie

    But we don't have to talk about it
    I can walk you home and practice method acting
    I'll pretend being with you doesn't feel like drowning
    Tellin' you it's nice to see how good you're doing
    Even though we know it isn't true Writer/s: Julien Baker, Lucy Elizabeth Dacus, Paul Simon, Phoebe Lucille Bridgers
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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