Sitting at a red light
Down around Sunset
A girl pulled up beside me
In a candy apple red Corvette
She pulled down her shades
Gave me a wink
I gave her a little smile back
Then she laughed
As she hit the gas
And I remembered
Where I was at
Cause it's hard to be cool
When you're behind the wheel
Of an eight pa**enger automobile
In a big bubble
Cruising down the street
With a Barney, bird, and a baby seat
Hey, it can be done
But I'm telling you, man
It's hard to be cool
In a mini-van
(Oh, it's hard to be cool)
I used to have
A souped up hot rod
Man, I spared no cost
284, four on the floor
Headers and dual exhaust
About the time the family came
Well that' the first thing that went
The preacher said, "For better or worse";
Now I know just what he meant
Cause it's hard to be cool
When you're behind the wheel
Of an eight pa**enger automobile
In a big bubble
Cruising down the street
With a Barney, bird, and a baby seat
Hey, it can be done
But I'm telling you, man
It's hard to be cool
In a mini-van
I wouldn't change my life a bit
I'm a lucky man, I know
Just wish that my wife and family
Could fit in a '67 GTO
Cause it's hard to be cool
When you're behind the wheel
Of an eight pa**enger automobile
In a big bubble
Cruising down the street
With a Barney, bird, and a baby seat
Hey, it can be done
But I'm telling you, man
It's hard to be cool
In a mini-van
Come on, boys
Can I get an amen?
(Can I get an amen?)
Cause it's hard to be cool
In a mini-van
It's hard to be cool...
Yeah...
("Are we there yet?")
("We'll get there when we get there")
It's hard to be cool
In a mini-van