Johnny Songtext
von Silverhead

Johnny was raised in the city
And in that he rejoiced
And the lovers he chose
Didn′t have no choice
And the lies that he told
Didn't lose him no sleep
And he knew he was a killer
On a winning streak
Is that any way for a man to live
When he′s given all that he had to give
Wasn't it strange that he wanted to die
Wasn't it strange that nobody cried
Come winter of ′65
He was working the race track
He bet everything he had
Even the shirt on his friend′s back
Got a tip about the horse
From Gino the Gorilla
Was the beginning of the end
For our bold young killer


Is that any way for a man to live
When he's given all that he had to give
Wasn′t it strange that he wanted to die
Wasn't it strange that nobody cried
Gino had blown it and Johnny
He owed a lot of red
And he remembered what the boys
Had told him and Johnny fled
They found him in the East River
With a bullet in his eye
And Johnny was free
At the age of twenty-five
Is that any way for a man to live
When he′s given all that he had to give
Wasn't it strange that he wanted to die
Wasn′t it strange that nobody cried
Is that any way for a man to live
When he's given all that he had to give
Wasn't it strange that he wanted to die
Wasn′t it strange that nobody cried