Too Late To Die Young Lyrics - Singles - Dan Bern

The day the 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 sinking down, down, down 

Easier to take 

If he had just skidded straight 

To souvenir city 

And T-shirt town 

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And sometimes I wish 

I was smarter that I am 

But I'm on my 3rd city 

And I'm on my 4th car 

And I'm on my 5th 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 going to jail 

And the old people 

On the street are telling you 

"Don't become like me" 

But every day 

You creep a little bit closer 

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And I guess we shoulda done 

Like James Dean did 

'Stead of putting on weight 

And sinking down, down, down 

Easier to take 

If he 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 3rd city 

And I'm on my 4th car 

And I'm on my 5th 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