I know we can't be cool forever

But we can stay plugged into life

I want to listen and pay attention

I wanna fuck up and keep trying

I wanna write it down in pencil

Just in case I change my mind

I'm always coming up with reasons

That everybody out here sucks

But last week I saw a concert

And felt this universal crush

Kids were screaming in the theater

The band gave everything to us

I think the big pain of your twenties

Is not knowing where you fit

You've tried everything to feel something

'Til you're not curious

So once you get a little money

You team up and make some kids

But your kids will have big questions

You'll be forced to pick a side

Do I tell them something easy?

Or do I look them in the eye

And say you can't be cool forever

But you can stay alive, stay alive

Stay alive

Go and play outside

I can't be cool forever

But I can stay alive

Jesus was a carpenter

My daddy sold TVs

My mom watched other people's kids

And anticipated needs

And when we'd go down to get groceries

I would flip through magazines

And I'd wish that I was skinny

Wish I was born as someone else

Even now I play pretend

Rather than put a mirror on myself

But it's time to bite the bullet

This ain't heaven, this ain't hell, it's just life

Stay alive

And you can't be cool forever

But you can learn to stay alive

Bitch, stay alive