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Well the place was New York city
And the hour was growing late
We had walked from the streets of Harlem
To the Greenwich village gate
We were young and foolish and trying out for fame
He said James Dean was his name
And I held the rose that he gave me for an hour
He wrote down the words while I picked the wildwood flower
Well, I used to be somebody
Lord, I used to have a friend
I'd like to be somebody again
I used to be somebody
Good Lord, where have I been?
I ain't ever gonna see James Dean again
Well I went with Elvis Presley to see Brando from a far
And I sat with Kazan and Tennessee
And did a street car named desire
We laughed a lot and we danced a lot
And we rocked away our fears
That was back in my rock and roll years
When I held the rose that he gave me for an hour
Elvis sang the song while I picked the wildwood flower
Well, I used to be somebody
Lord, I used to have a friend
I'd like to be somebody again
I used to be somebody
Good Lord, where have I been?
I ain't ever gonna see Elvis again
Well I got the best man and my children they love me
And I might have done some things
Good enough for you to see
But sometimes if I'm feeling low
I swing back to my fears
And go back to my rock and roll years
When I held the rose that he gave me for an hour
Elvis sang the song while I picked the wildwood flower
Well, I used to be somebody
Lord, I used to have a friend
I'd like to be somebody again
I used to be somebody
Good Lord, where have I been?
I ain't ever gonna see Elvis again
I ain't ever gonna see James Dean again
I ain't ever gonna see Patsy Cline again
Oh, I ain't ever gonna see Hank Williams again
I'm telling you, I'm gonna give all of you guys, all of you
Dave, you've got to really shine this time, and Marty
Because this, uh, is a murder, babies
Uh, well it's just... we're all gonna jump in on this thing and, uh
Rodney's playing thumbs and I'm playing foot
So (laughs) we'll see what happens
This is... (Laughs) this one's really... This one's really got a, uh
Wait a minute, wait a minute, Norman, we've not even started
And it takes so long for this man to die in here
We'll just all start together at once and then we'll kill that dude in just a little while
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