Story Behind The Song

singer is comically reflecting back on how she (or he) has always been cool

Song Description

slow/medium swing written on "Rhythm" chord changes AABA form, with fun lyrics about having always been cool

Lyrics

I?ve Always Been Cool
Music & Lyrics by
Krisanthi Pappas

A: I was never voted as the best looking
but people always look to see what I?ve got,
I was never great at home cooking
but I know how to keep things hot!
A: I was never the most popular
but I didn?t walk home alone from school,
?cause one thing that I had, and everybody knew it,
I?ve always been cool.
B: As cool as a cucumber out of the fridge,
as cool as the view from the Brooklyn Bridge,
as cool as the sunglasses on your face,
as cool as the walking bass.
A: I used to sit alone in the summertime sun,
but just like the lifeguard at a swimming pool,
everybody wanted to hang around me ?cause,
I?ve always been cool.

B: As cool as a high diver acing a flip,
as cool as a convertible cruising the strip,
as cool as the ocean in the summer,
as cool as a drummer!
A: The twinkle in my eye couldn?t get much clearer,
the strut in my step says I?m nobody?s fool,
one thing I remember when I look in a mirror,
I?ve always been, since birth I was, can?t help that I?m,
I?ve always been, cool.