Ry Cooder - Johnny Porter Lyrics
(bobby ray appleberry/william cuomo)Johnny porter was the oldest in his familyAnd I remember he was almost twenty oneYknow I cant quite explain the situationBut he broke into his fathers truck and stole a gunMother running down the highway screamingJohnny its too bad, oh its too and its badAnd its too badWell, his father wonders where he got the moneyAnd he wonders if he got it right or wrongThen johnny killed a man in pensacola, floridaAnd he caught a freight train and and took off on the runWell, run, johnny, runTheyre rolling right behind youRun, johnny, runYou know theyre gonna find youYou come out late at night, cause youre running for your lifeHum, johnny porterJohnny porterYeah, yeah, yeahWell, its a shame the way you make your mother worryAnd its hurts inside to sit and watch her cryAnd it will be a long time before she knows the answerBut it wont be long before she will see ya dieWell, I was standing in my front door early this morningSo sad, when I heard my name was saidJohnny porter was no good than anybodyBut I hate to see him throw his life awayNow, run, johnny, runTheyre rolling right behind youRun, johnny, runYou know theyre gonna find youYou come out late at night, cause youre running for your lifeWell, johnny porter, johnny porterFound him holed up in some dark and dirty buildingHeard his mother begging, please, let johnny go!Thats when john fired his pistolAs a warning and he said,I was born to die by the gunI was born to die by the gunI was born to die by the gun
