Johnny has a problem
Johnny is out of control
He had a TV party
With the kids in the black hole
Stealing people's mail
And lynching the landlord
Things to do when angry, young and bored
Johnny was only a lad
Johnny hates the scene
First he hit an old man
Then he hit and run Pauline
The record player spinning the best times
I never had
So why do my old records make me sad?
Cause they're so bad
And no one seems to understand
The glory of guitar
When out of tune
The off timing
The singers who can't sing
The beauty of love
He's a teenage vegetable
This is the last resort
He's got P-C-P in his veins
He lives inside a quart
Johnny is a punk rocker
Johnny is he queer?
Johnny needed two bags
And a car to commandeer
Johnny wasn't liked much
But he had a lot of friends
Waits on stage
Eating ludes
A mindless brainwashed pig
Johnny was a good man
'Til the day that he got shot
He had a jacked up Chevy
That could blow you off the spot
Johnny always needs
More than he takes
Forgets a couple chords
Forgets a couple breaks
Johnny says he's bound
By only six strings to this world
Johnny Quest hates sellout bands
And Johnny puxors Ritalin
And Johnny is an angry amputee
Johnny is out of control
He had a TV party
With the kids in the black hole
Stealing people's mail
And lynching the landlord
Things to do when angry, young and bored
Johnny was only a lad
Johnny hates the scene
First he hit an old man
Then he hit and run Pauline
The record player spinning the best times
I never had
So why do my old records make me sad?
Cause they're so bad
And no one seems to understand
The glory of guitar
When out of tune
The off timing
The singers who can't sing
The beauty of love
He's a teenage vegetable
This is the last resort
He's got P-C-P in his veins
He lives inside a quart
Johnny is a punk rocker
Johnny is he queer?
Johnny needed two bags
And a car to commandeer
Johnny wasn't liked much
But he had a lot of friends
Waits on stage
Eating ludes
A mindless brainwashed pig
Johnny was a good man
'Til the day that he got shot
He had a jacked up Chevy
That could blow you off the spot
Johnny always needs
More than he takes
Forgets a couple chords
Forgets a couple breaks
Johnny says he's bound
By only six strings to this world
Johnny Quest hates sellout bands
And Johnny puxors Ritalin
And Johnny is an angry amputee
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He had a TV party - Black Flag - TV Party With the kids in the black hole - The Adolescents - Kids In The Black Hole Stealing people's mail - Dead Kennedy's - Stealing People's Mail And lynching the landlord - Dead Kennedy's - Let's Lynch The Landlord Things to do when angry, young and bored - Anti-Flag - Angry, Young, And Poor
Johnny was only a lad - POSSIBLY Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad....a very political cd...not really punk so I don't know on that one. Then he hit and run Pauline - X - Johny Hit and Run Paulene
He's a teenage vegetable - Reagan Youth - Degenerated This is the last resort He's got PCP in his veins - Reagan Youth - Degenerated (again) He lives inside a quart (I'm pretty sure this is supposed to say lives inside of court) Johnny is he queer? - The Go-Gos - Johnny Are You Queer? Johnny needed two bags - The Vandals - Johnny Two Bags Eating ludes - Reagan Youth - Degenerated (AGAIN) A mindless brainwashed pig - Reagan Youth - Degenerated (AGAIN) Johnny was a good man - Bob Marley - Johnny Was Till the day that he got shot - Bob Marley - Johnny Was (still) He had a jacked up chevy - Rancid - The Ballad Of Jimmy & Johnny That could blow you off the spot - Rancid - The Ballad Of Jimmy & Johnny
Johnny always needs More than he takes Forgets a couple chords Forgets a couple breaks - All four of these lines are from The Replacements - Johnny's Gonna Die Johnny says he's bound By only six strings to this world - Both of these lines are from Bouncing Souls - The Ballad Of Johnny X Johnny questions sellout bands - Less Than Jake - Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts
The last two lines I don't know...but they're so random it seems like they'd have to be song references. Anyway, I hope someone appreciates this since it took forever to write out. haha.
You forgot "Johnny's Got a Problem" by D.I.<br /> <br /> The first line is "Johnny's got a problem and he's outta control!"
And you forgot "last resort" - Papa Roach (not really punk either)
I appreciate dude, really!
the johnny was references might come from the original bob marley song, but i dont see fat mike doing that, so im guna venture a guess and say he was referencing the stiff little fingers cover of Johnny was on inflammable material
@adsfkahsdf Good work man! I guess the last verse '' Johnny is an angry amputee'' could be a reference to 'Johnny Got His Gun' anti-war novel written in 1938 by Dalton Trumbo. The main character is an amputee soldier. There's a film of 1971 written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. At the Metallica's videoclip 'One' we can see some scenes from the movie.
@adsfkahsdf genius