We Learned to Be Cool from You

Friend friend We are at it again Blastin' off to Timbuktu I said it before I'll say it again We learned to be cool from you Hey lady in the Mermaid Cafe Bathed in a spotlight of blue Singing those Sarah Vaughan songs until dawn We learned to be cool from you Maybe I can parlez a little Francais Maybe I can even write a whole page a day Do a crossword puzzle in a minute or two But I learned to be cool from you Hey Mr. Mustache look what we've done Lived longer than they thought we could do Through all of the games and all of our fame We learned to stay cool from you Hey there Leonard and Willie on the stage Still singing your songs pure and true Who would have thought that time could be bought We learned to stay cool from you Maybe I can parlez a little Francais Maybe I can even write a whole page a day Do a crossword puzzle in a minute or two But I learned to be cool from you You said it's more about music And less about fame You taught us it's okay To play without shame It's more about life And the right thing to do Hang on to the hullabaloo Hey Captain Walter steering for the stars Always knowing that your vision was true It was your sign off note that kept us afloat We learned to be cool from you Maybe I can parlez a little Francais Maybe I can still write a whole page a day Do a crossword puzzle in a second or two But I learned to be cool from you I learned to be cool from you