But I Was Cool-Oscar Brown Jr.

[ti:But I Was Cool] [ar:Oscar Brown Jr.] [al:Sin & Soul... And Then Some] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.52]But I Was Cool - Oscar Brown Jr. [00:02.04]Written by：O. Brown/J [00:03.17] [00:10.79]I've always lived by this golden rule [00:14.34] [00:15.46]Whatever happens don't blow your cool [00:18.52] [00:19.97]You've got to have nerves of steel [00:22.29] [00:23.86]Never show folks how you honestly feel [00:27.78] [00:29.10]I've lived my whole life this way [00:31.10] [00:33.21]For example take yesterday [00:35.59] [00:37.92]I breezed home happy [00:39.95]Brining her my pay [00:41.77] [00:42.59]Her note read so long sappy [00:45.30]I have ran away [00:46.71] [00:47.88]I threw myself down across our empty bed [00:51.00] [00:51.98]And this is what I said [00:54.57] [01:12.29]But I was cool [01:12.88] [01:15.08]So I one for the road it [01:17.39]At an all night bar [01:18.94] [01:20.23]Wound up so loaded [01:21.95]I tore up my car [01:23.59] [01:24.83]The judge threw the book at me [01:26.89] [01:27.50]And when I read his sentence there I said [01:31.63] [01:49.33]But I was cool [01:49.90] [02:10.66]So I said she's the only one I have to thank [02:14.43] [02:15.20]So I found her and pulled my gun and fired point blank [02:18.84] [02:20.41]The shot whistled straight passed that woman's head [02:23.49] [02:24.51]And killed my hound dog dead [02:27.13] [02:39.05]As they carried me away [02:40.18] [02:40.77]I was overhead to say [02:42.60]Be cool at cool stay cool keep cool [02:46.60] [02:47.32]C o o o o o l