Tonight I drove that same old road
Where Jimmy took a ride
In Southern California
Where dreams and truth collide
Well, they say it happened quickly
A car turned in his path
A mishap on the highway
Twisted steel and broken glass
When I go, will it be like James Dean?
I don't want it that slow
No, no, no, no
When I go, will it be like James Dean?
That's not how I'd like to go
Years drag by so slowly
Since May Jean took a fall
But mine takes short vacations now
As she stares at the wall
She spends her days in the hallways
She spends her nights near the nurse's desk
She smiles at strange as always
A mind-attempted lucidness
Oh, yes
When I go
Will it be like James Dean?
I don't want to die slow
No, no, no
When I go
Will it be like James Dean?
That's not how I'd like to go
I'm not talking about no highway crash
I'm not talking about no Mercy Death
Just let me meet my maker fast
Let that name be like my last breath
When I go, will it be like James Dean?
I don't wanna die slow
No, no, no, no
When I go, will it be like James Dean?
That's the road I'm crossing
That's the road that I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
And I'd like to go
Jimmy took a ride
Southern California
Where dreams and truth collide