His hair was slicked back perfectly, he was Elvis Presley cool
He dated a girl named Lisa, she was a vision to be seen
Oh, I wonder where, is he today
Lisa ended up at Princeton, Martin went to State
Oh, I wonder where, is he today
Last week I saw Martin at the local Texaco
I told him who I was, and asked what he's doing now
So this is where you are today
Martin turned to say goodbye, and tipped his hat just like the Duke
Martin
Martin drove a black Camaro, and he parked it on the street
So he could point it out to all the pretty girls he'd meet
He could make 'em smile and blush and weak in the knees
The words he used were just as smooth as his jet black leather seats
We'd all just stand and watch him walking down the halls at school
He was a 18 year old celebrity, he was every girls dream
He was Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Tom Cruise and James Dean
She had a 4.0 and she was Homecoming Queen
They would cruise in that Camaro every Sunday afternoon
Going 60 miles an hour down West 6th Avenue
Maybe hanging out in Hollywood with Matthew McConaughey
Or maybe at the Oscars as a guest of Ashley Judd
He's the stuff of legends, everything I never was
At our tenth reunion, he didn't even know her name
Though she became a lawyer, and married into fame
She still looked at him like the rest of us, like we still weren't in his league
Maybe hanging out in Hollywood with Matthew McConaughey
Or maybe at the Oscars as a guest of Ashley Judd
He's the stuff of legends, everything I never was
Gassing up a firebird, I approached him nice and slow
I could tell he didn't know me, but he smiled and said hello
He still looked just as cool as he did 15 years ago
He said he works construction on the other side of town
Though it's not what I had pictured, I'll tell you the truth
I was still in awe of him, the hero of my youth
Though I thought you'd be in Hollywood with Matthew McConaughey
Or maybe on the cover of GQ magazine
But you're still the stuff of legends, everything I'll never be
Then he drove off in the sunset down West 6th Avenue
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