Johnny on Johnny in 1964
Couple years after the Hayride
But several years before
All the Johnnies started spending
And pretending they knew more
Than the Johnnies who weren’t famous
And the Johnnies who were poor
The possibilities…
Luther fights the camera
The camera always wins
He tries rolling his eyes
And he tries a goofy grin
Marshall’s jumping on his bass
But no one looks at him
Johnny’s singing bout the Lord
But you can see he’s full of sin
The picture blurred
He fell to his knees
Something occurred
But it was hard to see
She spoke no words
Made no guarantees
But everyone heard
The possibilities…
And he’s totally amped up
But nobody can tell
Cause they have no frame of reference
For the things that make him yell
And he’s singing bout the old days
And he’s bidding them farewell
And he looks so goddamn handsome
When he looks like fucking hell
credits
from Topless at the Arco Arena,
released July 7, 2009
Blumenfield/Quirk
copyright 2009 People Still Suck Music (ASCAP)
Background vocals: Abby Quirk
Drums: Tommy Vinton
Everything else: Wonderlick
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