Johnny Bye Bye (LA Garage Sessions ’83)
[Verse 1]
Well, she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy, hey, on a Greyhound bus
Leavin' Memphis with a guitar in his hand
On a one-way ticket to the promised land
[Verse 2]
Hey now, little girlie with the red dress on
There's a party tonight, hey, down in Memphis town
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley died
[Verse 3]
As we drove down into Memphis, the sky turned hard and black
Up over the hill came a white Cadillac
They'd drawn out all his money and laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside, "Johnny, Johnny, please come back"
[Verse 4]
Well, they found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lotta trouble, hey, runnin' through his veins
Bye bye, Johnny, oh, Johnny, bye bye
You didn't have to die, you didn't have to die
Well, she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy, hey, on a Greyhound bus
Leavin' Memphis with a guitar in his hand
On a one-way ticket to the promised land
[Verse 2]
Hey now, little girlie with the red dress on
There's a party tonight, hey, down in Memphis town
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley died
[Verse 3]
As we drove down into Memphis, the sky turned hard and black
Up over the hill came a white Cadillac
They'd drawn out all his money and laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside, "Johnny, Johnny, please come back"
[Verse 4]
Well, they found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lotta trouble, hey, runnin' through his veins
Bye bye, Johnny, oh, Johnny, bye bye
You didn't have to die, you didn't have to die