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

[ti:Too Late To Die Young] [ar:Dan Bern] [al:DAN BERN] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Too Late To Die Young (Album Version) - Dan Bern [00:07.04]The day that Elvis died [00:08.71] [00:09.26]Was like a mercy killing [00:12.19]America breathed a sigh of relief [00:16.57]We knew all about the [00:18.01]Drugs and the Vegas shows [00:21.48]And there wasn't much [00:22.80]Of anything that looked like grief [00:26.04]And I guess he shoulda [00:27.36]Done like James Dean did [00:30.78]'Stead of putting on weight [00:32.61]And sinkin' down down down [00:35.26] [00:35.86]Easier to take if he'd [00:38.34]Of just skidded straight [00:40.33]To souvenir city and T-shirt town [00:44.87]And sometimes I wish [00:46.66]I was smarter that I am [00:49.36]But I'm on my third city [00:51.73]And I'm on my fourth car [00:54.21]And I'm on my fifth apartment [00:56.55]And so many of my days have sprung [01:00.11]And now it's too late to crash [01:03.58]Too late to burn too late to die young [01:12.51] [01:17.04]If Pete Rose had exploded [01:19.43]Like Roberto Clemente [01:22.04]He'd be hanging in the Hall [01:24.14]Of Fame without fail [01:26.59]Can you name the last [01:28.37]Good film Marlon Brando made [01:31.20]While trying to keep [01:32.69]His kid from goin' to jail [01:36.06]And the old people [01:37.32]In the street are telling you [01:41.05]Don't become like me but [01:44.13]Every day you creep a little bit closer [01:49.36]And I guess we shoulda [01:51.25]Done like James Dean did [01:54.56]'Stead of putting on weight [01:56.58]And sinkin' down down down [01:58.92] [01:59.46]Easier to take if we'd [02:01.75]Of had just skidded straight [02:03.92]To souvenir city and T-shirt town [02:08.44]And sometimes I wish [02:10.24]I was smarter that I am [02:13.12]But I'm on my third city [02:15.35]And I'm on my fourth car [02:17.66]And I'm on my fifth apartment [02:19.79]And so many of my days have sprung [02:23.50]And now it's too late to crash [02:27.02]Too late to burn too late to die [02:32.82]Now it's too late to crash [02:36.03]Too late to burn too late to die young