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Artist: Replacements
Canonical path: /replacements/johnny-s-gonna-die
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Johnny's Gonna Die
Read Johnny's Gonna Die lyrics by Replacements on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Johnny's Gonna Die
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Johnny always takes more than he needs
Knows a couple chords, knows a couple leads
Johnny always needs more than he takes
Forgets a couple of chords, forgets a couple of breaks
And everybody tells me johnny is hot
Johnny needs something that he ain't got
And johnny's gonna die
Johnny's gonna die
Johnny's gonna die
Everybody stares and everybody hoots
Johnny always needs more than he shoots
Standing by a beach and there ain't no lake
He's got friends without no guts, friends that never ache
In new york city, I guess it's cool when it's dark
There's one sure way johnny you can leave your mark
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Replacements performs "Johnny's Gonna Die", and this lyric page sits inside the Replacements catalog on LyroVerse.
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