You took the car
It was my favorite one
Little white Dart
And drove it to Idaho
You took the horse
It was a thoroughbred
Saddled it up
Out on the interstate
You killed the cat
Burned it in antifreeze
Dumped in the trunk
With the rest of the cattlefeed
You took the house
You went and changed the locks
Now I am stuck
Living out of a box

You took the car
It was my favorite one (I think I've been taken)
Little white Dart
And drove it to Idaho
You took the horse (for everything I own)
It was a thoroughbred
Saddled it up
Out on the interstate
You killed the cat (I've been hurt so badly)
Burned it in antifreeze
Dumped in the trunk
With the rest of the cattlefeed
You took the house
You went and changed the locks
Now I am stuck
Living out of a box

You left me nothing
You left me nothing
Johnny Sunshine

You left me nothing
You left me nothing
Johnny Sunshine

You left me nothing (I think I've been taken)
You left me nothing (for everything I own)
Johnny Sunshine (I've been hurt so badly)

You left me nothing (I'm alone, baby, I'm alone)
You left me nothing (I'm alone, baby, I'm alone)
Johnny Sunshine

You left me nothing
You left me nothing
Johnny Sunshine

You left me nothing
You


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    A long-term couple ends up separating. Her perfect man, her ray of light, Johnny Sunshine, leaves her and takes everything. It's serious, but not serious. It uses some humor (he kills the cat?!?) but also some real things (he takes the car).

    In the end, we are left questioning whether the couple loved each other, or they just grew dependent of each other. She doesn't care about him not being around, does she? Nope. Just all of her stuff. She says she's alone, but only after all of her stuff is taken! Hahaha!

    It's like, "Why leave? Our stuff is already set up here!?!?"

    SupahManDudeon September 29, 2008   Link

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