[bad word]  away
That's all he's ever done
Since he was a young boy 
He's been livin' on [bad word] 
His mama passed away
His daddy drink too much
He had a pusher man
To keep him out of touch
And he prayed

Oh, lord I can't go on this way
Gonna buy me a six gun
And blow the world away
And now he's

Slippin' into darkness
Johnny's got a gun
He's got nowhere [bad word] 
Slippin' into darkness
He'll gonna lose his mind
And then he's gonna cross the line

At seventeen
Thought he was Jimmy Dean
Big man in a big gang
With a big job goin' down
King of the lost boys
Playin' with the wrong toys [bad word] on and stick 'em up
Or else I'll shoot you down

And he cries
Oh Lord, someone got in the way
My gun went off and then
I blew his world away
And now I'm

Slippin' into darkness
Johnny's got a gun
He's got nowhere [bad word] 
Slippin' into darkness
Nowhere left to hide
From what he's feelin' deep inside
Slippin' into darkness
He's gonna lose his mind
Headin' for the borderline

You [bad word] 
But you never can hide
One by one
Memories flashin' through your mind
What is done
Always stays deep inside
You're goin' down boy, down, down
 [bad word]  [bad word] away
That's all he's ever done
One day he's gonna end up
On the wrong side of a gun

Slippin' into darkness
Johnny's got a gun
He's got nowhere [bad word] 
Slippin' into darkness
Nowhere left to hide
From what he's feelin' deep inside

 [bad word]  [bad word]  [bad word] 

Slippin'