Johnny is hiding in the bushes in the dirt with 
his new blue shoes 
scared of going home 
his daddy 
said he’s gonna beat him so he waits until he’s 
sleeping 
on a bed of stone
when johnny sings everything is changing colors 
and the sorrows getting smaller 
and it’s warm around your 
soul 
when johnny smiles all the angels must get 
jealous 
coz he’s got the looks of elvis 
and he just makes 
you feel fine
johnny often stays with mary mary isn’t really caring  
and has hardly time 
she didn’t notice 
johnny’s missing then one day the cops came knocking  
on her wooden door
and mary’s [bad word] on her own nothing’s 
right and nothing’s wrong 
she was far too young and 
feeling left alone 
when they were knocking 
on her door tears were falling on the floor 
a little bird 
was flying to another shore