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Goo Goo Dolls – James Dean lyrics
Look around outside
Ain't nothing to do but hang around
Think about all the stupid things that I've done
I guess I ain't nothin' but a clown

If I had a wish, I swear I'd wish, I'd wish for just one thing
And I don't even like to think about all the things my wish'd bring

'Cause I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
For a day

I wanna be oversexed and underworked and look at me I'm such a jerk

And I just wanna be James Dean
For a day

Think about stories of the actors and the movies stars
Sittin' here watchin' the old men drinkin' at the bar
I think about Dean and all the things he should've tried
I think about Dean and all the ways he could've died
Yeah died...

And I wouldn't give a shit about anything 'cause I'd be such a big movie star
And that don't really do me much good just cryin' at the bar

But I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
I just wanna be James Dean
For a day

See but I'm overworked and undersexed and look at me I'm such a wreck

And I just wanna be James Dean
For a day

Going crazy 'cause I'm always all alone
Going crazy no one calls me on the phone
I think about Dean and I know Dean he wouldn't care
If I was Dean I know there'd be somebody there
Yeah there'd be somebody there
For me...

Yeah I think about all the really cool things I could do and say
Then you go and tell me that you found out Dean was gay

No, I don't wanna be James Dean
I don't wanna be James Dean
I don't wanna be James Dean
Anymore ...
Hmmm...
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Songwriters: G TUTSKA, J RZEZNIK, R TAKAC
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    LikeaBoss 2020-04-15 22:16:55
    Funny song from one of the Goo Goo Dolls' first albums, "Jed". This song was written years before they even became famous and was one of the first songs John Rzeznik sang on lead vocals. In this song the lead vocalist daydreams about being someone famous like James Dean, rather than just being a nobody drinking at a bar. The singer imagines how great life would be if he was famous like James Dean, but then after someone tells him that James Dean was gay, he completely changes his mind.
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