Johnny Was

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Woman hold her head and cried 'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died From the stray bullet A woman hold her head and cried Explaining to her was a passer by who Saw the woman cry Wondering How can she work it out? Now she knows that the wagers of sin is dead Her gift of love is life She cried [Chorus] Oh, Johnny was a good man Never did a thing wrong Johnny was a good man She cried [Verse 2] Woman hold her head and cried 'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died From the same system A woman hold her head and cried Comforting her, I was passing by She complained and then she fight She cried [Chorus] (Oh, Johnny was a good man) Can the woman turned to [?] (Never did a thing wrong) She's the one that caught the [?] Someone is guilty Johnny been shot down in the streets All because of the system What good is it? What good is it? Johnny was, Johnny, Johnny was Mama cries, she cries Johnny was a good man They killed her child, it's like [?] They killed her child, it's like [?] She cried Johnny was a good man Never did a thing wrong Johnny was a good man [Verse 3] Woman hold her head and cried 'Cause her son had been shot down in the street and died From the same system A woman hold her head and cried Comforting her, I was passing by She complained and then she fight She cried [Chorus] (Oh, Johnny was a good man) Can the woman turned to [?] (Never did a thing wrong) She's the one that caught the [?] Someone is guilty Johnny been shot down in the streets All because of the system What good is it? What good is it? Johnny was, Johnny, Johnny was Mama cries, she cries Johnny was a good man They killed her child, it's like [?] They killed her child, it's like [?] She cried Johnny was a good man Never did a thing wrong Johnny was a good man