[Verse 1]
Here's a story
'Bout an American man
Who's always used to doin' things
The best that he can
He's got his wife
He's got his kids by his side
You know he'd rather fuck you up
Than swallow his pride

He's got his favorite band
Tattooed on his back
We'll call him Johnny
And Johnny wore black
Dropped out of school
Because he loved the guitar
We used to check him out
At all the clubs and the bars

[Pre-Chorus]
He'd rather die on the outside
Fight from within
When everything was said and done
He knew he would win
He called the shots and straddled the line
We knew he was lost all the time

[Chorus]
Johnny Black
Johnny Black

[Verse 2]
The years had passed us
And the crowd moved on
We hadn't seen or heard from him
In, oh, so long
We never even thought
To pick up the phone
Or to take the time to see
If Johnny was home

He had a motorcycle
Parked in the yard
Which was always there for cruisin'
When the times were hard
He never had a need
To follow the mass
And he was all by himself
As he stepped on the gas...
[Pre-Chorus]
He'd rather die on the outside
Fight from within
When everything was said and done
He knew he would win
He called the shots and straddled the line
We knew he was lost all the time

[Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
He'd rather die on the outside
Fight from within
When everything was said and done
He knew he would win
He called the shots and straddled the line
We knew he was lost all the time

[Chorus]
Johnny Black
Johnny Black

[Outro]
Johnny