The Mountain Goats — You Were Cool

[Verse 1] This is a song with the same four chords I use most of the time When I've got something on my mind And I don't want to squander the moment Trying to come up with a better way To say what I want to say [Chorus] People were mean to you But I always thought you were cool Clicking down the concrete hallways In your spiked heels Back in high school [Verse 2] It's good to be young, but let's not kid ourselves It's better to pass on through those years and come out the other side With our hearts still beating Having stared down demons Come back breathing [Chorus] People were mean to you But I always thought you were cool Clicking down the concrete hallways In your spiked heels Back in high school [Verse 3] You deserved better than you got Someone's got to say it sometime because it's true People should have told you you were awesome Instead of taking advantage of you I hope you love your life now, like I love mine I hope the painful memories only flex their power over you a little of the time [Bridge] We held on to hope of better days coming And when we did we were right I hope the people who did you wrong Have trouble sleeping at night [Chorus] People were mean to you But I always thought you were cool Clicking down the concrete hallways In your spiked heels Back in high school