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oh johnny
do you miss your mother
do you miss your father
oh and johnny, do you miss me
i was so hungry i just wanted to attack
and i was so hungry well, i mean no, i'm never gonna look back
oh johnny, sometimes i wonder, sometimes i wonder
and i
and i
wonder what it's like to die
no no you see, i could have been a star..i could have been a whip
can i tell you something right now johnny we could have been sailing along on our ship
here's this ring that he wore
it's just another thing that he wore
but there's something about this ring that i just can't ignore
so i keep it but i don't know why
oh johnny
do you miss all of the ladies
all of the crazies
oh johnny, do you miss me
oh johnny
do you miss your mother
do you miss your father
oh johnny, there's something i'd like to know
and i
and i
can you tell me john. can you tell me what it's like to die
tell me what it's like to die
tell me what it's like to die
oh, hey johnny can you tell me what it's like to die
oh can you tell me what it's like to die
do you miss your mother
do you miss your father
oh and johnny, do you miss me
i was so hungry i just wanted to attack
and i was so hungry well, i mean no, i'm never gonna look back
oh johnny, sometimes i wonder, sometimes i wonder
and i
and i
wonder what it's like to die
no no you see, i could have been a star..i could have been a whip
can i tell you something right now johnny we could have been sailing along on our ship
here's this ring that he wore
it's just another thing that he wore
but there's something about this ring that i just can't ignore
so i keep it but i don't know why
oh johnny
do you miss all of the ladies
all of the crazies
oh johnny, do you miss me
oh johnny
do you miss your mother
do you miss your father
oh johnny, there's something i'd like to know
and i
and i
can you tell me john. can you tell me what it's like to die
tell me what it's like to die
tell me what it's like to die
oh, hey johnny can you tell me what it's like to die
oh can you tell me what it's like to die
Lyrics submitted by Nelly, edited by sacketsharbor
Johnny Lyrics as written by Gordon James Gano
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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i think its just about grieving for someone you loved. It's a great song. I thought the lines were "and no not me, i'll never look back" and "so I keep it though i don't know what for". but i don't know.
this is a very sad song about well what i presume to be either suicide or some other sort of unexpected death... its too bad that its such a sad song because the tempo and lyrics are catchy and i find myself singing it all the time... but its really miserable so well... that doesnt really fly
Hmm, I've always thought it was about blaming yourself for someone's suicide... Or maybe not blaming yourself. But being sad and a little bit pissed at the same time.
Hmm, I've always thought it was about blaming yourself for someone's suicide... Or maybe not blaming yourself. But being sad and a little bit pissed at the same time.
Pretty straightforward song about death, and the loss of a friend, and the natural curiousity that people have about the unknown. I like the really manic sounding ending. Nice.
Yes, Pretty Clear meaning here. Obviously he had a friend that died. He misses his friend and wants to know how he is wherever he is.