its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Are you gonna join?
Are you the half that's gonna swallow the gun?
Exactly where do you stand
You seem to have trouble being human
You've got a habit of starting a fight
You want to punch out somebody's light
Messing with other people's lives
What makes you think
That you've got that right
Cool out
Yeah what's your problem?
Cool out
Cool out
Yeah you're a psycho
Just cool out
Cool out
Are you the half that's gonna swallow the gun?
Exactly where do you stand
You seem to have trouble being human
You've got a habit of starting a fight
You want to punch out somebody's light
Messing with other people's lives
What makes you think
That you've got that right
Cool out
Yeah what's your problem?
Cool out
Cool out
Yeah you're a psycho
Just cool out
Cool out
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Cool Out Lyrics as written by Donita Sparks
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Tell it to my friends and todays' date:) I think it's about a man who has just one thing going for him...his diseased short little pecker that eventaully chases off everyone. Once the charm wears off nobody's around but the gullible "friends" who haven't a clue.