Alright! They posted it! Tried to find lyrics to identify the word in that "club compartment" line. Don't know what that is, but it's the only lyric in the song i can't make out, and I was given Jeremy's fantastic album by a friend years ago, and it lacked any liner notes. Anyway...
This is perhaps one of the saddest songs i think I've ever heard. The lyrics alone are sad enough, but when you hear this song played and sung, its like having your heart torn out of your chest by a slow contraption designed for torture by Satan. With each passing verse it just hurts more and more and your heart goes out to each character, particularly Charlie.
If you've ever been in a situation even close to this you know the heartache on display here. I don't even care if you were the "Johnny" of this situation, or the girl writing, or "Charlie" himself - there's simply just no winners here, if you ask me. It certainly sucks more for Charlie than Johnny, or even the girl, but this girl is gonna live with that guilt for a long time - Johnny well, that kind sucks getting bagged for something you didn't do (which i believe is the implication) and to have your true love torn from you and for her to go off and find someone new. I hope those two find true happiness together with their baby (perhaps the most heart wrenching line in the song) and that Charlie can put it all back together eventually. Poor Charlie.
I know it may seem silly for me to be carrying on as though these characters as real people (and who knows, maybe they are) but that's that just a testament to Jeremy Wallace's songwriting. This song will hit you in every valve of your heart, and if it doesn't, i question the integrity of your heart and your status as a human and music lover.
Jeremy Wallace is a fantastic songwriter and musician. His albums "My Lucky Day" (which Johnny is off of) and "She Used To Call Me Honey" are both incredible. I wish he would get some more exposure, and I'm just trying to do my part. Get the word out on this guy, if you are into country, folk or just plain old fashioned great songwriting, Jeremy Wallace is your man. Look for more soon.
Alright! They posted it! Tried to find lyrics to identify the word in that "club compartment" line. Don't know what that is, but it's the only lyric in the song i can't make out, and I was given Jeremy's fantastic album by a friend years ago, and it lacked any liner notes. Anyway...
This is perhaps one of the saddest songs i think I've ever heard. The lyrics alone are sad enough, but when you hear this song played and sung, its like having your heart torn out of your chest by a slow contraption designed for torture by Satan. With each passing verse it just hurts more and more and your heart goes out to each character, particularly Charlie.
If you've ever been in a situation even close to this you know the heartache on display here. I don't even care if you were the "Johnny" of this situation, or the girl writing, or "Charlie" himself - there's simply just no winners here, if you ask me. It certainly sucks more for Charlie than Johnny, or even the girl, but this girl is gonna live with that guilt for a long time - Johnny well, that kind sucks getting bagged for something you didn't do (which i believe is the implication) and to have your true love torn from you and for her to go off and find someone new. I hope those two find true happiness together with their baby (perhaps the most heart wrenching line in the song) and that Charlie can put it all back together eventually. Poor Charlie.
I know it may seem silly for me to be carrying on as though these characters as real people (and who knows, maybe they are) but that's that just a testament to Jeremy Wallace's songwriting. This song will hit you in every valve of your heart, and if it doesn't, i question the integrity of your heart and your status as a human and music lover.
Jeremy Wallace is a fantastic songwriter and musician. His albums "My Lucky Day" (which Johnny is off of) and "She Used To Call Me Honey" are both incredible. I wish he would get some more exposure, and I'm just trying to do my part. Get the word out on this guy, if you are into country, folk or just plain old fashioned great songwriting, Jeremy Wallace is your man. Look for more soon.