When Johnny Walked the Line
Sitting in this dark and dusty room
Lost and lonely in the golden Tin Pan Alley gloom
6 strings rusting - out of tune
doesn’t seem I’m leaving here anytime that soon
My case is battered - the locks too bent to close
The handle lying somewhere back along the road
But I was there when Johnny walked the line
When Lennon wrote the riff on I Feel Fine
When Dylan searched his soul
for countless cussing killing rhymes
Yeah I was there when Johnny walked the line
When Johnny walked the line
Am I destined for a rich man’s mid life need
or is a glass case in some fancy restaurant the guarantee
gimme care and a creative
pair of hands - to set me free
gimme someone with an attitude and a destiny
a brand new set of twelves
I’ll be singing with the band
a snake belt round the case
i’ll be traveling the land
Play me country
Play me soul
Play me old time rock n roll
But I was there when Johnny walked the line
When Lennon wrote the riff on I Feel Fine
When Dylan searched his soul
for countless cussing killing rhymes
Yeah I was there when Johnny walked the line
When Johnny walked the line
Yeah I was there when Johnny walked the line
When Johnny walked the line
Play me country
Play me soul
Play me old time rock'n'roll
Play me Beatles
Play me Stones
Play me Fooies
Skin and Bones
Play me Eagles
Play me Clash
Play me Creedence
Play me Cash
Play me country
Play me soul
Play me rock'n'roll
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