Could've Been James Dean Lyrics

another cold day 
three weeks in a row 
I spend more time getting dressed than 
where it is I go 
there are people on the streets 
shaking out their hands 
some to say hello others 
stay as warm as they can 
I'm stopping in 
for a hot cup of coffee 
with an old bum who says 
he could've been james dean 
now the chief of police 
has asked him to leave 
I say no, no, no 
this man's with me 
he makes me laugh 
he makes me smile 
and sometimes I cry 
and he wrecks my mind 
with a simple smile 
sometimes I believe in God for a while 
now I give a nod to lucy 
she knows my name 
I've been around alot here lately 
wow...someone knows my name 
there's dylan on the jukebox 
a song from highway 61 
james says he knows dylan 
that he wrote this one 
(Chorus) 
james has got a real name 
but he prefers james 
it reminds him of his youth 
when he had a body just like yours 
he says no one ever gives a damn 
unless they've got something to sell 
it's a long way back 
when you've fallen through hell 
I'm stopping in 
for a hot cup of coffee 
with an old bum who says 
he could've been james dean 
the chief of police 
has asked him to leave 
and he whispers to me 
as he tugs on my sleeve 
you make me laugh 
you make me smile 
and sometimes I cry 
but you never wrecked my mind 
with a simple smile 
sometimes I believe in God for a while