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Fallen King of the Cool

from Still Sitting Backstage by Bob Davoli

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lyrics

Cooler than cool, he wore a white t-shirt,
Faded jeans and a black bomber jacket
Thumbs tucked inside of his belt loops
A pompadour and bad boy persona

Skipping school, skinny dipping with biker babes
Patron saint of the disaffected
Angst-ridden, “Rebel Without a Cause”
Living on the edge of the world

But the years faded faster
Than his old blue jeans
The bravado of his youth
Crumbled into middle age

That was then and now is now
Life had reached its peak
On his high school graduation day, now he
Sits around with his head in his hands

Memories smoldering in his whiskey-addled mind
The only way to hang on is to let go
Life gets in the way of best laid plans
Ya gotta die young for your legend to live on

But the years faded faster
Than his old blue jeans
The bravado of his youth
Crumbled into middle age

Now he’s back at his old high school
He traded in his cool bohemian look
For a grey-green uniform, and the
Hum of the floor-waxing machine

Ripples of hope no longer linger
The sun has lost its rays
No use trying to point a finger
Hallelujah, fallen king of the cool

But the years faded faster
Than his old blue jeans
The bravado of his youth
It crumbled into middle age

The bravado of his youth
Crumbled into middle age

credits

from Still Sitting Backstage, released November 18, 2022
Bob Davoli: guitar and lead vocals
Kathleen Parks: fiddle and harmony vocals
Kevin Barry: dobro, electric guitar, and lap steel
Jesse Williams: string bass

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Bob Davoli Lincoln, Massachusetts

Bob Davoli is a singer-songwriter based in New England. He performs regularly in various venues throughout New England.

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