Johnny's Gone - John Butler Trio

Johnny’s in the backseat of the car

— Driving don’t know where he’s going

Yes we got a full tank yeah by far but we are empty rolling

And we’ve forgotten so many passenger and you know the car

Is stolen.

I’m freakin in the front seat now, yeah, sittin with

A gun that’s smoking

Johnny went and shocked

— Deputy Sheriff for robbing the bank

But he ain’t after silver of gold, he just a slice of the

Yellowcake.

He’s swishing flies with big sledge hammers, yeah

You know he’s running the show.

He thinks he is the big boss

Man but he straight up outta control

He gone, gone, gone yes he gone.

Gone yes he gone, gone

Johnny’s in the races being two face-ist

— He really don’t know what for

He got cops a’chasing, the music he ain’t facing, pedal

Right down to the floor.

His ideology is cracy as can be, it’s all

About the top score.

He once upheld the the law, he heading for

The wall and all we got to say is, and all we got to say is

He gone, gone, gone yes he gone.

Gone yes he gone, Gone

Johnny’s indicating, blinkers on

— But you know’man he ain’t turning

Yes he got his mind made up oh, even though he ears are

Burning.

He looking' in the rear view mirror now, see the

Chasing lights go spinning round, sirens and alarm bells

Ringing out, but Johnny don’t hear no sound…