Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad Lyrics
Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tellEveryone said if you dont get straightYoull surely go to hellBut johnny didnt careHe was an outlaw by the time that he wasTen years oldHe didnt wanna do what he was toldJust a prankster, juvenile gangsterHis teachers didnt understandThey kicked him out of schoolAt a tender early ageJust because he didnt want to learn things(had other interests)He liked to burn thingsThe lady down the blockShe had a radio that johnny wanted oh so badSo he took it the first chance he hadThen he shot her in the legAnd this is what she saidOnly a ladYou really cant blame himOnly a ladSociety made himOnly a ladHes our responsibilityOnly a ladHe really couldnt help itOnly a ladHe didnt want to do itOnly a ladHes underprivileged and abusedPerhaps a little bit confusedHis parents gave up they couldnt influence his attitudeNobody could helpThe little man had no gratitudeAnd when he stole the careNobody dreamed that he wouldTry to take it so farHe didnt mean to hit the poor manWho had to go and dieIt made the judge cryOnly a ladHe really couldnt help itOnly a ladHe didnt want to do itOnly a ladHes underprivileged and abusedPerhaps a little bit confusedIts not his fault that he cant believeIts not his fault that he cant behaveSociety made him go astrayPerhaps if were nice hell go awayPerhaps hell go awayHell go away(repeat chorus)Hey there johnny you really dont fool meYou get away with murderAnd you think its funnyYou dont give a damn if we live or if we dieHey there johnny boyI hope you fry!