Grew up in a small world
Big dreams for a small girl
Thought that winning put the cool kids on your team
But there I was, fifteen, no boyfriend

Only books and achievements
Never asked to the school dance but I dreamed

I´ve always wondered if the popular kids even liked each other, I
Or maybe they´re all just trying to be somebody that they´re not
´Cause I´m not

Looking back on wasted youth
Wishing I had learned to lose
Even though I´m trying my best
Maybe I should accept
That I´ll never be cool

A choir girl, self-conscious
A try-hard, if I´m honest
Too scared to smoke a cigarette, I never will

But now I stand a little tall, a little different
I´m still a loser, but I mean it
When I say I like the way I´ve settled in my skin

I´ve always wondered if the popular kids even liked each other, I
Or maybe they´re all just trying to be somebody that they´re not
´Cause I´m not

Looking back on wasted youth
Wishing I had learned to lose
Even though I´m trying my best
Maybe I should accept
That I´ll never be cool
Watching as the river runs
Finding out who I´ve become
Even though I´m trying my best

Maybe I should accept
That I´ll never be cool

No, I´ll never, no, no, no I´ll never
No, I´ll never, no, no, no I´ll never
No, I´ll never, no, no, no I´ll never
No, I´ll never be cool

Looking back on wasted youth
Wishing I had learned to lose
Even though I´m trying my best
Maybe I should accept
That I´ll never be cool
Watching as the river runs
Finding out who I´ve become
Even though I´m trying my best
Maybe I should accept
That I´ll never be cool