Fall - The Ballard Of J Drummer lyrics

In year one-nine-nine-six-o-one The last numeral was upside down Johnny Drummer came to the outskirts of town People came out and shouted at him Some people came out and shouted at him Say, show us your sticks Then they went back to their computer tricks It hit a town with no life to begin Where they forgot the facts Two sticks make up a cross Why is it always this way? Why do they always have to say Hey Johnny, get out of the way He looked in the mirror and said, "I am not him" He stood outside a bar and raised the nerve to go in The window hosted at least forty-five men Wondered which one was waiting for him And the boy at the machine meant him no harm But to him the boy was staring again at him The rhythm over in his head again Men, boys and girls, don't ever follow the path Of being hard and tough when your heart is soft