Too Late To Die Young (Album Version)-Dan Bern

[00:06.340]The day the Elvis died was like a mercy killing [00:11.880]America breathed a sigh of relief [00:15.920]We knew all about the drugs and the Vegas shows [00:21.120]And there wasn't much of anything that looked like grief [00:26.010]And I guess he shoulda done like James Dean did [00:30.490]'Stead of putting on weight and sinking down, down, down [00:35.260]Easier to take if he had just skidded straight [00:40.000]To souvenir city and T-shirt town [00:44.730]And sometimes I wish I was smarter that I am [00:49.170]But I'm on my 3rd city [00:51.670]And I'm on my 4th car [00:53.800]And I'm on my 5th apartment [00:55.890]And so many of my days have sprung [00:59.600]And now it's too late to crash [01:03.210]Too late to burn [01:05.570]Too late to die young [01:16.520]If Pete Rose had exploded like Roberto Clemente [01:21.350]He'd be hanging in the Hall of Fame without fail [01:25.940]Can you name the last good film Marlon Brando made [01:30.780]While trying to keep his kid from going to jail [01:35.140]And the old people in the street are telling you [01:40.070]"Don't become like me" but [01:43.870]Every day you creep a little bit closer [01:48.750]And I guess we shoulda done like James Dean did [01:54.180]'Stead of putting on weight and sinking down, down, down [01:58.960]Easier to take if we'd have had just skidded straight [02:03.580]To souvenir city and T-shirt town [02:08.310]And sometimes I wish I was smarter that I am [02:12.540]But I'm on my 3rd city [02:15.160]And I'm on my 4th car [02:17.480]And I'm on my 5th apartment [02:19.820]And so many of my days have sprung [02:23.090]And now it's too late to crash [02:26.630]Too late to burn [02:28.850]Too late to die [02:32.390]Now its too late to crash [02:35.800]Too late to burn [02:38.080]Too late to die young