Johnny dropped out, Johnny ran off on the next boat set to sail Johnny rode on, stars in his eyes With the sun setting on the trail Then he hitch hiked from heaven to hell And returned with a story to tell And here it comes Johnny go here, Johnny go there, Johnny always got a lot to say Everyone knows Johnny's in town When the piper comes around Well it's gonna be crazy tonight There'll be action and camera and lights And here it goes 'Cause when Johnny comes home he's the life of the party; Back from around the world And his stories are filled with pirates and posers Poets and party girls Johnny found gold, Johnny found love,
Johnny found Jesus in a bar Everyone's heard all the tall tales From the prodigal superstar We believe every word of it all. We just add in a measure of salt And here we go 'Cause when Johnny comes home he's the life of the party; Back from another world And his stories are filled with pirates and posers, Poets and party girls But he ran outta time on the clock, Now their bringin' him home in a box And there he goes And when Johnny comes home he's the life of the party; Back from around the world And his stories are filled with pirates and posers Poets and party girls