Too Late To Die Young

The day that Elvis died was like a mercy killing

America breathed a sigh of relief

We knew all about the drugs and the Vegas shows

And there wasn't much of anything that looked like grief

And I guess he shoulda done like James Dean did

'Stead of putting on weight and sinkin' down, down, down

Easier to take, if he'd of just skidded straight

To souvenir city and T-shirt town

And sometimes I wish, I was smarter that I am

But I'm on my third city and I'm on my fourth car

And I'm on my fifth apartment and so many of my days have sprung

And now it's too late to crash, too late to burn, too late to die young

If Pete Rose had exploded like Roberto Clemente

He'd be hanging in the Hall of Fame without fail

Can you name the last good film Marlon Brando made

While trying to keep his kid from goin' to jail?

And the old people in the street are telling you

Don't become like me but every day you creep a little bit closer

And I guess we shoulda done like James Dean did

'Stead of putting on weight and sinkin' down, down, down

Easier to take if we'd of had just skidded straight

To souvenir city and T-shirt town

And sometimes I wish, I was smarter that I am

But I'm on my third city and I'm on my fourth car

And I'm on my fifth apartment and so many of my days have sprung

And now it's too late to crash, too late to burn, too late to die

Now it's too late to crash, too late to burn, too late to die young