Letra de Johnny 99 (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 6/5/2016)
Well, they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late that month Ralph went out looking for a job but he couldn't find none He came home too drunk from mixing Tanqueray and wine Got a gun, shot a night clerk, they call him Johnny 99 Come onDown in the part of town where when you hit a red light you don't stop Johnny's waving his gun around, threatening to blow his top An off-duty cop snuck up on him from behind Out in front of the Club Tip Top they slapped the cuffs on Johnny 99The city supplied a public defender, judge was Mean John Brown He came into the courtroom, stared young Johnny down The evidence is clear, gonna let the sentence son fit the crime Prison for 98 and a year, we'll call it even, Johnny 99ProfessorCome on, Sister SuzieWell, a fistfight broke out in the courtroom, they had to drag Johnny's girl away Mama stood up and shouted, "Judge, don't take my boy this way" Son, you got any statement you'd like to make Before the bailiff comes to forever take you away?Come onWell judge, judge, I had debts no honest man can pay The bank was holding my mortgage, they were coming to take my house away Well, now I ain't saying that make me an innocent man But it was more and all this, Judge, that put that gun in my handCome onYour honor I do believe I'd be better off dead If you can take a man's life for the thoughts that's in his head Sit back in that chair, think it over, Judge, one more time And shave off my hair, put me on that killing line Hey