The Kid

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, he walked into town He shot Johnny down Then he sat on the green He was back from the war His brain was on fire And he lived in the darkness of dreams [Chorus] Heaven knows the kid And the things that he did Were wrong But who is to blame? It's as much his crime As it is yours and mine Shine a light on the dark Of Ghost Town, New York [Verse 2] We would sit by the tracks Playing dice and jacks When he lived at the Red Motor Inn And when his mother OD'd He was just a bad seed And not one of us here took him in [Chorus] Heaven knows the kid And the things that he did Were wrong But who is to blame? It's as much his crime As it is yours and mine Shine a light on the dark Of Ghost Town, New York [Verse 3] It's a left at the fork To Cairo, New York And that's where I'm stranded in sorrow But how can I go The fields deep in snow And no buses run 'til tomorrow [Chorus] Heaven knows the kid And the things that he did Were wrong But who is to blame? It's as much his crime As it is yours and mine Shine a light on the dark Of Ghost Town, New York [Outro] Heaven knows the kid And the things that he did Were wrong But who is to blame? It's as much his crime As it is yours and mine Shine a light on the dark Of Ghost Town, New York