I think the last stanza explains the whole thing
"And after all the violence and double talk
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife"
Johnny is an excellent songwriter, and he goes throught the "walk of life" then looks back on what he's done and doesn't worry about it, he just writes a song about it.
I think the last stanza explains the whole thing "And after all the violence and double talk There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife" Johnny is an excellent songwriter, and he goes throught the "walk of life" then looks back on what he's done and doesn't worry about it, he just writes a song about it.