me and johnny

written by idha övelius

as soon as the first rays hit me
johnny was on the run
i'd packed my brand new dress
and johnny he'd packed his gun
we had to leave again
because of his bad reputation
the whole town they couldn't stand him
it was a pretty bad situation (tell johnny i'm waiting for the taking)

yeah, yeah, yeah that was all for me
that was all for me, i did it all for me
you can be what you wanna be
because it works for me, ah well it works for me

in his childhood days
his daddy taught him how to fight alone
his mama told him, kid
when you grow up, you'll be rich and well known
the local preacher man
he'd warned him of a life of sin
but he had a friend already
and had sold his soul to him (tell johnny i'm waiting for the taking)

yeah, yeah, yeah that was all for me
that was all for me, i did it all for me
you can be what you wanna be
because it works for me, ah well it works for me

no-one knows him like i do
he's not the way they're making out
he's a gentle do right man
who knows what life is all about
i'm gonna go with him
i don't care what he has done
bye bye everybody
when you wake up, we'll be gone (tell johnny i'm waiting for the taking)

yeah, yeah, yeah that was all for me
That was all for me, i did it all for me
you can be what you wanna be
because it works for me, ah well it works for me

[repeat to fade]

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