Here I sit, a nobody with no one Being me ain't really all that fun Leaving her wasn't very smart Admitting I was wrong wouldn't be so hard If it was cool to be a fool I'd be the hippest guy around If heartaches made you famous I'd be known from town to town If tears were mad of pennies And a cold beer brought her back Then my bank account and self esteem Would both be in the black If some Hollywood producer Made a movie that was sad About some guy who lost The best thing he ever had Hey, I could be a star If it was cool to be a fool But we all know, the way it really is You don't get recognized for doing things like this You spend a lot of time feeling sorry for yourself It doesn't really mean that much to anybody else If it was cool to be a fool I'd be the hippest guy around If heartaches made you famous I'd be known from town to town If tears were mad of pennies And a cold beer brought her back Then my bank account and self esteem Would both be in the black If some Hollywood producer Made a movie that was sad About some guy who lost The best thing he ever had Hey, I could be a star If it was cool to be a fool If it was cool to be a fool I'd be the hippest guy around If heartaches made you famous I'd be known from town to town If tears were mad of pennies And a cold beer brought her back Then my bank account and self esteem Would both be in the black And if some Hollywood producer Made a movie that was sad About some guy who lost The best thing he ever had Hey, I could be a star If it was cool to be a fool Hey, I could be a star If it was cool to be a fool