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 and 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 and laughed and 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 Sittin' in a bar drinkin' hard, getting stewed Thinkin' 'bout that girl and how 'bout I'd been screwed When some guy walks in sits next to me and says What's up, dude! I heard the word dude and 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...