Left foot, right foot, over again, one-two, one-two keep time
Rugged individuals march off the assembly line
Choose me, choose me, we'll pay the price
You, yourself the sacrifice
As the morning mirror overlooks the fool
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool
Norman Rockwell paints the scene, plaid-skirt school bus
Countered by the shopping malls, huge sale at Sluts 'R' Us
Her clothes were plain, her clothes were clean
Just not part of the trendy scene
'til her inner beauty drowns in tears at school
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool
(chorus)
Oh the hair, the music, the clothes, the car
What you have is what you are
Let the dollar sign, help define, the value of your self worth
Headphones on to start each day, tuning out the world
Conversation fades away, isolated girl
Facebook, texting, mp3, tuning in to me, me, me
When did a simple smile become against the rules
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool
(bridge)
C-O-O-L, anyone can spell
But when they understand it'll be a cool day in hell
Little boy don't run too fast, rarely hits the ball
Used to being last one picked, if he's picked at all
Single mom does her best
No new shoes from this month's check
Why are the whispers of the want-not kids so cruel
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool
Washed-up pitchman on TV, sells the latest stuff
1-800 bought it all, this house ain't big enough
Smoke and mirrors, subprime loans
Out McMansion next-door Jones
'til the bankers take the neighborhood's crown jewel
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool
(chorus)
Oh the hair, the music, the car, the clothes
Sometimes cool just flat-out blows
Like an ill wind, that caves in, the walls of your soul
Left foot, right foot, spin around, stepping out of line
That Einstein kid was pretty strange, but he turned out just fine
Conjure up a Groucho grin
Join no club that lets you in
'Cause an open-mind is an artist's greatest tool
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool
Spare me the tedium of cool