Ballad Of Johnny And Jack

It was a nowhere town down a no-name road

When it was falling by the freeway dives

And you know johnny and jack were never going back

If it was all they ever did with their lives

Yeah, after 17 years of saying yes and please

And being bored of the old homestead

They thought it's time to see some other folks

Get down on their knees and have 'em begging out please instead

You see, johnny would have fun when jack

Would pull out his gun and go

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And johnny's sweet lies when he batted those

Eyes and said, "oh lover, come sit down"

You wanna go for a ride?

And they were almost making it work

They had the world going rattle and jerk

But when the blood in the veins cooled down

They had to take it to the next town

For a highway bound crazy couple of kids

You know the living didn't turn out bad

Only paying for gas, going nowhere fast

And robbing folks for all that they had

They'd make a quick pit stop at every mom

And pop and squeeze 'em out of every dime

They never hit one snag 'til they threatened a nag

Right behind 'em in the checkout line ("call the cops!")

But johnny still got the thrill when jack was shooting to kill and going

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And jack was all sighs, looking in johnny's eyes

And hearing "oh, I promise, baby, never again"

Now let's put it in drive

They were almost making it work

They had the world going rattle and jerk

But when the blood in the veins cooled down

They had to take it to the next town

You know they didn't even pass up the county line

Before the law could call an end to their game

Yeah, there were 32 of the boys in

Blue barricading each and every land

And only then did jack think of turning back

He said, "baby, we've gone to far"

But johnny wasn't there, said he didn't care

"If they want us, well here we are"

But deputy one shot out jackie's gun

With a brackity-brickity-bop-a-bang-boom

And officer byer looked in johnny's eyes and said

"Oh honey, you couldn't win"

Now let's go for a ride

So beware of the boys who bat their eyes and steal your soul

Break the other line that binds you

But make sure you know where to go

'Cause they were almost making it work

They had the world going rattle and jerk

But when the blood in the veins cooled down

They had to take it to the next town

'Cause they were almost making it work

They had the world going rattle and, rattle and jerk

Almost making it work, almost making it work

They had the world going rattle and jerk