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There was a shadow down on the darkest part of town
The night that Fast Johnny shot a poor man down
All from miles around the whole town had come to see
The bleedin’ kid called Johnny in his misery
And the blood and the dirt in his veins let out a cold hard scream
He was down on his luck and he hopped into his truck and fled the scene
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He was just a boy 19 years old
Yeah his Daddy kicked him out for burnin’ in his soul
He ain’t got no job, no place to rest his bones
He had a 50-cent piece that he took out in a loan
He’s playin’ guitar with the guns and the drugs that he could steal
He’s an American fool with the cops on the trail of his boots
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Late on a Friday Johnny rolled down the street
Looking like a half-dead hound-dog in heat
And a man did recognize the scar on his head
The cops were brought in they shot Johnny down dead
Nobody came to hear a word that he moaned on the ground
Yeah his Daddy was the only man who even heard a sound
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Johnny is gone, the only words you hear
Is “It’s a safer place to sleep and you can breath the air”
Johnny finally found his place in the stars
He was buried with his chain and a beat up old guitar
He left a note off to his dad that said “Id love to meet again”
By the light of the moon they laid Johnny in his grave
By the light of the moon they laid Johnny in his grave

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from A Day Without The Rose, released September 1, 2005

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Michael Mazochi Los Angeles, California

Started folky, got rocky, then digitized.

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