The Elixir of Life Lyrics

Well Johnny came home a long time ago

And he's barely left his bedroom since

Said he needs time to make it all rhyme

Make it all make sense

Johnny's seen a thing or two in his time

He's been on both sides of the fence

But this time

For the first time

The doctor prescribed to him

The elixir of life

Don't you want to feel better?

Better than yesterday?

Feel this way forever!

The elixir of lies

We ought to know better

But we wear it oh so well

Like a crimson letter

Take my advice and tear

The scales from your eyes

Well Johnny didn't do what Johnny didn't want to

And Johnny liked to visit the zoo

Johnny stood and laughed at the

Primate cages

Just like homo sapiens do

Well Johnny had a heart like an apartment complex

With ghosts haunting every room

But Johnny knew a padre in Panama City

Who could exorcise those ghouls

With the elixir of life

Don't you want to feel better?

Better than yesterday?

Feel this way forever

The elixir of lies

Can you still feel pleasure?

Or are you seeking something else?

Some other treasure?

Take my advice and tear

The scales from your eyes

Johnny met God a time or two

Got a picture with him down in Malibu

He said the big guy is shy but

What a sense of humor

Well Johnny didn't know what he got until he got it

And this time he got it good

He took that exit of the Pennsylvania turnpike

And turned into the neighborhood

Well Johnny is smart and Johnny is resourceful

Johnny got some certain skills

Until Johnny met a man

From King of Prussia

Who gave Johnny his last refill

Of the Elixir of Life

Don't you want to feel better?

Better than yesterday?

Feel this way forever!

The elixir of lies

We ought to know better

But we wear it oh so well

Like a scarlet letter

And I say

Take my advice and tear

The scales from your eyes