Written by John Mellencamp      Well its hard to be cool when your still in High School   You got the old man jacking you around   And he tells you what to do   Gives your opinions to you   And you feel like just some kinda clown      And the old lady is bitchin   Why do you clean up all the kitchen   What time you gonna be home tonight   And you walk out the door   Cause you can't take anymore   You don't know wrong from right      As you walk by   All the young girls gonna wink their eye   You ain't playin' for pennies no no   You know that the trick is to hide   Your to young to live   But your a little to fast to die      Well you fear for you ass and run ??   Down that grass, when the crowd comes near ??   And the suicide dolls ?? can be easily bought   After a six, six pack of beer   And they talk a little loud   When their - "Who have you been with now" ??   Did you find yourself a hero   And you think its kinda fun   That you don't have any money   To bet if you place or you show      (chorus)   (variance) - All the young girls gonna shake their thigh      Well some time in the night   You cry for a sign   Of someone to help you along   But you see yourself as tough   And you know its just a bluff   You got that reputation to carry on   And if you ever get away   >From what the old man might say   Hey you been a big man .....   You'll remember the cliché   In what your mother use to say   Your family is your only friend      (chorus)