Don’t call me dude – Scatterbrain

Here’s my story, sad but true About a girl that I once knew She broke my heart, I became unglued It all started when she called me dude

Well today I leave the psycho ward ‘Cause my sentence did conclude: I had killed a man with my bare hands Because he called me dude

The jury said that I was insane Temporally insane – brain strain But now the doctors say I’m A-O.K So I start my new life today

This story starts some years ago As I vacationed by the sea In the California sunshine Just me & my baby

I was in love feeling sky high When a big blonde lifeguard walked by He looked at her, she looked at him – I knew it was good bye

He took her by the hand, kicked sand in my face She looked & laughed & said, “Later, Dude!” They were gone without a trace And the waves echoed her laughter And her words…Yo, later, Dude

Later that night I was in such a bad mood I was sittin’ in a bar drinkin’ hard, getting stewed Thinkin’ ’bout that girl & how ’bout I’d been screwed When some guy walks in sits next to me & says “What’s up, dude?”

I heard the word “dude” & I became unglued Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch And put my hands around his neck, and I squeezed…

DON’T CALL ME DUDE!

So that’s how I got where I am But this ain’t where it ends The doctors said they cured me I said good bye to my crazy friends

I was smiling as I left that place My life had been renewed The guard at the gate, he stamped my pass And he said, “Yo, later, Dude!”

Slowly I turned…