johnny red

Lyrics

headed out in the moonlight, you'll find him there, a different man walks these streets, when there's a bottle in his hand, he's out talking with his demons, they're swimming round up in his head, he hears laughter from the corner, smoke and fire, hot burning lead, here he comes seeing red, he'll wind up black and blue again, harmless words from a strangers mouth, put the fire in his head, you better watch out, the word in town, he's the man that shot johnny down, run your mouth, wind up dead, he's the man who shot johnny red, on the streets he walks alone, a man with no name, they never saw his face, hollow eyes filled with pain, he's worn out like a tin roof, seen too much rain, he sits down in the bar room, and drives himself insane, here he comes seeing red, he'll wind up black and blue again, harmless words from a strangers mouth, put the fire in his head, you better watch out, the word in town, he's the man that shot johnny down, run your mouth, wind up dead, he's the man who shot johnny red, they say he was on a whiskey binge, the law could find no proof, who killed that man lying in the street, but 80 devils sing the truth, here he comes seeing red, he'll wind up black and blue again, harmless words from a strangers mouth, put the fire in his head, you better watch out, the word in town, he's the man that shot johnny down, run your mouth, wind up dead, he's the man who shot johnny red