Here I sit, a nobody with no-one.
An' bein' me ain't really all that fun.
Leavin' her wasn't very smart.
Admittin' 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.
An' 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 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.
An' 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 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.
An' 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.