Played too hard and he died too young To be certain of earning his burnt out love He won a place in history And his name will live eternally Lived the life of a movie star And he waved to the people from a big black car Down in a book with the greatest names As a lonely maid cried, "Take the pain" Tell me a story, mister There ain't no time left to lose Ten man tried in the dead of night But the great man's final words to right In a room that was soft and red The great man spoke outside my head Tell me a story, mister There ain't no time left to lose