Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause
February 8th, 1931 - September 30th, 1955

February 8th, 1931
And there's a baby crying
Just another red-faced baby boy
Born in the state of Indiana

It's just another day

Unless you're James Dean

They say his middle name
Came from the poet Lord Byron
And that he played the violin
And was a poet in himself

But no one really knew that

Except for James Dean

It's somewhere in 1955
And he's the rebel without a cause
Holding hands with Natalie Wood
Screaming, "You're tearing me apart!"

And every girl in town

Was in love with James Dean

He's the one on East of Eden
He's the Giant with a 356 Porsche Speedster
A cowboy sitting next to Liz Taylor
Telling Charles Coburn

"Hey Gramps, I'll have a chocolate malt"

But hey, that's James Dean

September 17th, 1955
And he's on the television
A commercial spot, only 30 seconds
"Slow down," he says

"The life you save might be mine"

He's that baby-faced boy, James Dean

September 30th, 1955
And he's no longer crying
But his Porsche 550 Spyder is
And so's the driver of a ford sedan

It was just another day

Unless you're James Dean