Nail In The Coffin Lyrics
James Dean, it was hard to believe
They say he died pretty, I think they were deceived
I've seen a picture of that car
Nothing that pretty in there
Look at the mirror, you'll see a new lie
Yeah, you gonna look at the time, you're past thirty-nine
The Rolling Stones' kids have grown up and all moved out
He just wanted to die young in a big, big way
Stay good looking and have something to say, babe
It ain't easy seizing the day from the seat of a hearse
Now he got a nail in the coffin and another one would pop right up
He met a nice woman, she was real pretty
So they moved in together somewhere out of the city
Oh had a little child before you could say, "In A Gadda Da Vida"
All he ever wanted was the wind in his hair
Now he's shingling roofs, patching holes in the stairs
Isn't like he wanted money or to be a world leader
Just wanted to die young in a big big way
Stay good looking and have something to say, baby
It ain't easy seizing the day from the seat of a hearse
Now he got a nail in the coffin and another one would pop right up
You take the high road
And I'll take the low road
And I'll be there before you
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You don't need a maid to clean that ivory tower
You don't need a contract for singing in your shower
The devil don't want your soul, neither does the lord
You might look at your life and just see a mess, honey
You might look at your life and need to reassess, baby
You might look at your life, see what you can afford
He just wanted to die young in a big, big way
Stay good looking and have something to say
Oh, it ain't easy seizing the day from the seat of a hearse
He'd get a nail in the coffin and another one would pop right up
He'd get a nail in the coffin yeah
Another one would pop right up
