Rick Harrington: Music

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This song is a portrayal of the tragic pride and carelessness of youth.

That's such a cool boy
Down at the corner store
Just a smokin' and carryin' on
And that's a cool toy
That he drives so fast
To the thumpity-thump of that so-called song

And he goes sleeveless on a winter's day
Just to show the tattoo on his shoulder
He's so cool now and he talks so proud
But tomorrow he'll only be colder

Sleeveless
Sleeveless

And that's the fifth beer
That he's had tonight
But he tells his friends, “it ain’t nothin’”
Then he speeds off
With his windows down
And the stereo thumpity-thumping

And he goes sleeveless on a winter's day
Just to show the tattoo on his shoulder
He's so cool now, and he talks so proud
But tomorrow he'll only be colder

Sleeveless
Sleeveless

That's his mom there
With the black veil on
That's his dad with his head hanging low
And that's the cool boy
In that big black car
But he’s not drivin’ fast anymore

And he went sleeveless on a winter’s day
Just to show the tattoo on his shoulder
He was so cool then, when he talked so proud
But now he can’t get any colder

Sleeveless
Sleeveless
Sleeveless