look around outside
aint nothing to do but hang around
think about all the stupid things that ive done
i guess i aint nothin but a clown
if i had a wish i swear id wish id wish for just one thing
and i dont even like to think about all the things my wishd bring
cuz 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 im 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 shouldve tried
i think about dean and all the ways he couldve died
yeah died
and i wouldnt give a shit about anything cuz id be such a big movie star
and that dont 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 im overworked and undersexed and look at me im such a wreck
and i just wanna be james dean
for a day
going crazy cuz im always all alone
going crazy no one calls me on the phone
i think about dean and i know dean he wouldnt care
if i was dean i know thered be somebody there
yeah thered 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 dont wanna be james dean
i dont wanna be james dean
i dont wanna be james dean
anymore