Too Late To Die Young – Dan Bern – letras

The day the Elvis diedWas like a mercy killingAmerica breathedA sigh of reliefWe knew all about the drugsAnd the Vegas showsAnd there wasn’t much of anythingThat looked like griefAnd I guess he shoulda doneLike James Dean did’Stead of putting on weightAnd sinking down, down, downEasier to takeIf he had just skidded straightTo souvenir cityAnd T-shirt townAnd sometimes I wishI was smarter that I amBut I’m on my 3rd cityAnd I’m on my 4th carAnd I’m on my 5th apartmentAnd so many of my days have sprungAnd now it’s too late to crashToo late to burnToo late to die youngIf Pete Rose had explodedLike Roberto ClementeHe’d be hanging in the Hall of FameWithout failCan you name the last good filmMarlon Brando madeWhile trying to keep his kidFrom going to jailAnd the old peopleOn the street are telling you