Keep My Kool

V7.5
Gary Robinson
03:55
2026-02-20
just use what works best - somewhat like a bruce springsteen in voice tempo and beat
[Intro] 
 0:00
Verse 1 
 0:14
Neon’s flickerin’ down on Main, 
 0:14
Broken glass whispers your name. 
 0:17
I’ve been standin’ on this same old street, 
 0:21
Chewin’ on smoke and cheap defeat. 
 0:24
Yeah, I seen your shadow slippin’ ‘round, 
 0:28
Big city shoes in a one-light town. 
 0:32
You think you’re slick, you think you’re new— 
 0:35
But I’ve seen a thousand boys like you. 
 0:38
Chorus 
 0:42
I’m gonna keep my kool, yeah, play it real slow, 
 0:42
Hang right here on the street till you get outta school. 
 0:46
Then I’m gonna kick the blues outta you, 
 0:51
Don’t try no backdoor run, I’ve got it covered through and through. 
 0:55
Ain’t no place to hide, boy, nowhere to go, 
 1:02
In this small town, everybody knows. 
 1:09
Verse 2 
 1:18
There’s a rusted Buick by the five-and-dime, 
 1:18
Where the old boys talk about better times. 
 1:21
You roll in flashin’ that city grin, 
 1:25
But this here turf don’t let strangers win. 
 1:28
I’ve been workin’ nights just to keep my pride, 
 1:31
While you’re cruisin’ past with that girl by your side. 
 1:35
Don’t light a fuse you can’t control, 
 1:39
This street’s got memory, it don’t let go. 
 1:42
Chorus 
 1:45
I’m gonna keep my kool, don’t break my hand, 
 1:45
You’re just a city spark in a diesel land. 
 1:49
Yeah, I’m gonna kick the blues outta you, 
 1:53
When the moon comes up and the night runs through. 
 2:00
Don’t make no backdoor run, I’ve got it locked down tight, 
 2:03
In this small-town fight, there ain’t no light. 
 2:10
Bridge 
 2:22
Oh, I ain’t lookin’ for glory, 
 2:22
Just tryin’ to keep the fire alive. 
 2:24
You play your games, boy, 
 2:28
But around here, you gotta survive. 
 2:30
Verse 3 
 2:40
Sirens cry down on Jackson Street, 
 2:40
But they don’t come for me, they just keep the beat. 
 2:42
I got a pocket full of dreams and a switchblade soul, 
 2:45
Can’t buy redemption, but I can pay the toll. 
 2:49
So when the night hits hard, and the truth comes due, 
 2:53
I’ll still be standin’—but what about you? 
 2:56
Final Chorus 
 3:00
I’m gonna keep my kool, stay mean and true, 
 3:03
Hang right here till the daylight’s through. 
 3:07
Then I’m gonna kick the blues outta you, 
 3:11
Don’t you run, I’ll be seein’ it through. 
 3:17
No place to go, no place to hide, 
 3:20
Small-town blood and a big man’s pride.Yeah, I’ll keep my kool… 
 3:24
On this cracked-up street, 
 3:34
Where the lost boys meet, 
 3:38
And dreams get beat… 
 3:40
But I still keep my kool. 
 3:42
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