Little Caesar - Ballad Of Johnny lyrics

Wanna tell ya all 'bout Johnny Well, he was a good friend of mine But the bond, it broke down over time 'Cause Johnny thrived on anger He was bitter all the time Someone shoulda stopped and seen the signs He couldn't pay the cost He was gettin' lost Wish someone woulda noticed Johnny's takin' life too much for granted Johnny wants to leave it all behind Well, we thought he was a loner 'Cause he pushed us all away so far away But he really wanted us to stay, yeah But we took him on the surface, oh, yeah Never lookin' deep inside, deep inside, oh yeah Never thought that he would try and hide What's on the other side Behind a mask of pride Wish someone woulda realized Johnny's takin' life too much for granted Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah Johnny wants to check out of his mind Johnny's eaten up inside Contemplatin' suicide Johnny wants to leave it all behind Johnny wants to leave it all behind Ah, yeah, one night while he was sleepin' Well, it became so clear Don't push away the things you hold so dear Now he's holdin' on And he's gettin' strong And he found a new perspective Johnny took his life too much for granted Oh, yeah, yeah Johnny's gonna change his state of mind Johnny's feelin' good inside To hell with thoughts of suicide Johnny's gonna leave that all behind 'Cause on and on Now he's gettin' strong And he found that life's worth fightin' for Johnny, Johnny Johnny, Johnny, yeah And now he's holdin' on And now he's gettin' strong Just leave it all behind, won't you Johnny, yeah What's on the other side Behind the mask of pride Just throw it all aside, won't you, Johnny Whoa, Johnny, whoa, Johnny Won't you throw it all aside, yeah, yeah 'Cause on and on and on and on and on and on and on And on and on, he's holdin' on