Don't Call Me Dude

Here's my story, sad but trueAbout a girl that I once knew.She broke my heart, I became unglued,It all started when she called me dudeWell today I leave the psycho wardCause my sentence did conclude:I had killed a man with my bare handsBecause he called me dudeThe 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 agoAs I vacationed by the sea.In the California sunshineJust me & my baby.I was in love feeling sky highWhen 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 traceAnd the waves echoed her laughterAnd her words...Yo Later Dude.Later that night I was in such a bad moodSittin' in a bar drinkin' hard, getting stewedThinkin' 'bout that girl & how 'bout I'd been screwedWhen some guy walks in sits next to me & saysWhat's up dude!I heard the word dude & I became unglued.Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inchAnd put my hands around his neck, and I squeezed...Don't call me dude!So that's how I got where I amBut this ain't where it ends.The doctors said they cured meI said good bye to my crazy friends.I was smiling as I left that placeMy life had been renewed.The guard at the gate, he stamped my passAnd he said, "Yo Later Dude!"Slowly I turned...