verse 1 Here I sit a nobody with no one and 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 a heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town If tears were made of pennies and a cold beer brought her back 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 verse 2 But we all know the way it really is You don't get recognized for doin' things like this You spend a lotta time feelin' 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 a heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town If tears were made of pennies and a cold beer brought her back 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 Instrumental If it was cool to be a fool I'd be the hippest guy around If a heartache made you famous I'd be known from town to town If tears were made of pennies and a cold beer brought her back 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 Outro Hey, I could be a star if it was cool to be a fool