My Friend Johnny Lyrics

Johnny was a rebel with a guitar in hand

A Southern boy with a heart full of plans

He walked the line between right and wrong

But he found his way through country songs

With a voice like thunder he shook the ground

Sang for the lost and those never found

From Folsom to San Quentin they knew his name

But it was love for his family that changed the game

My friend Johnny he walked the line

With a heart of gold and a troubled mind

From the dark of night to the morning sun

He showed us all how to be someone

He was wild in his youth couldn't be tamed

But the Man in Black was never ashamed

He sang about pain he sang about sin

But he found his peace with the love within

Through the highs and lows he stood tall

And showed us all how to rise from the fall

He loved his June and he loved his kin

And in the end it's family that wins

My friend Johnny he walked the line

With a heart of gold and a troubled mind

From the dark of night to the morning sun

He showed us all how to be someone

Now the highway's quiet but his songs remain

A legend that taught us through the joy and the pain

Johnny's still here in the words he'd sing

A friend to us all a man and a king

My friend Johnny he walked the line

With a heart of gold and a troubled mind

From the dark of night to the morning sun

He showed us all how to be someone