Johnny's Song
Johnny was working hard just like his father
Cutting lumber at the sawmill all day through
In the evening hanging out at the diner
Watching Betty working, and her eyes so blue
Betty was the girl he'd always wanted
But she was married to a man doing time
He was violent and mean, Bobby was his name
She knew when he got out, he'd do another crime
He got out on parole, and heard she was untrue
So he beat her up real bad, and drove away
She explained how she had fallen down the stairs again
But Johnny knew the truth, and swore he'd make him pay
He put the hammer down, and thundered down the road
He drove all night from town to town
But Bobby knew he'd come, so he waited
And at the break of dawn he shot poor Johnny down
He set fire to the body and headed home
Betty was closing up the diner when he came
She bolted the door but he brought gasoline
And through the flames she called out Johnny's name
A Canção do Johnny
Johnny trabalhava duro, igual ao pai
Cortando madeira na serraria o dia todo
À noite, passando tempo na lanchonete
Vendo a Betty trabalhar, com os olhos tão azuis
Betty era a garota que ele sempre quis
Mas ela era casada com um cara que estava preso
Ele era violento e mau, Bobby era o nome
Ela sabia que quando saísse, ele ia cometer outro crime
Ele saiu em liberdade condicional e soube que ela não era fiel
Então ele a espancou feio e foi embora
Ela explicou que tinha caído das escadas de novo
Mas Johnny sabia a verdade e jurou que ele ia pagar
Ele pisou fundo e acelerou pela estrada
Dirigiu a noite toda de cidade em cidade
Mas Bobby sabia que ele viria, então esperou
E ao amanhecer, ele atirou no pobre Johnny
Ele ateou fogo no corpo e voltou pra casa
Betty estava fechando a lanchonete quando ele chegou
Ela trancou a porta, mas ele trouxe gasolina
E através das chamas, ela gritou o nome do Johnny