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Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99 Lyrics

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  • Well they closed down the auto plant in mahwah late that month
  • Ralph went out lookin for a job but he couldnt find none
  • He came home too drunk from mixin tanqueray and wine
  • He got a gun shot a night clerk now they callm johnny 99
  • Down in the part of town where when you hit a red light you dont stop
  • Johnnys wavin his gun around and threatenin to blow his top
  • When an off-duty cop snuck up on him from behind
  • Out in front of the club tip top they slapped the cuffs on johnny 99
  • Well the city supplied a public defender but the judge was mean john brown
  • He came into the courtroom and stared young johnny down
  • Well the evidence is clear gonna let the sentence son fit the crime
  • Prison for 98 and a year and well call it even johnny 99
  • A fist fight broke out in the courtroom they had to drag johnnys girl away
  • His mama stood up and shouted judge dont take my boy this way
  • Well son you got a statement youd like to make
  • Before the bailiff comes to forever take you away
  • Now judge I had debts no honest man could pay
  • The bank was holdin my mortgage and they were gonna take my house away
  • Now I aint sayin that makes me an innocent man
  • But it was more `n all this that put that gun in my hand
  • Well your honor I do believe Id be better off dead
  • So if you can take a mans life for the thoughts thats in his head
  • Then sit back in that chair and think it over judge one more time
  • And let `em shave off my hair and put me on that killin line

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