A young man from a small town
With a very large imagination
Lay alone is his room with his radio on
Looking for another station
When the static from the Mouthpiece
Gave way to the sound below
James Dean went out to Hollywood
And put his picture is a picture show
And it's Oh Daddy get off of your knees
Mama why'd you have to go
Your Darlin' Jim is out on a limb
I put my picture in a picture show
Put my picture in a picture show
Wilbur and Orville Wright
John Garfield is the afternoon
Montgomery Clift at night
When the static from the mouthpiece
Gave way to the sound below
James Dean went out to Hollywood
And put his picture in a picture show
Waiting on an explanation
And takes pictures of the Navajo
He steals a little bit of soul