Lyrics Dwight Yoakam – Johnson’s Love
Text:
She had left him lost and broken
Like no other had before
And now his heart was just a token
Of the pain it had endured
With all the hurtful things she’d said
Yes, for all intent and purpose
He might just as well been dead
Chorus:
And some people claim they still hear him call her name
Hey, hey, Maureen, swear they hear it just that plain
Deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn
See, his body died some years ago
But around here Mr. Johnson’s love lives on
He seemed far away and distant
With that cold and silent stare
Never moving, never speaking
And just barely breathing air
No one really knew her reason
And who can judge her right or wrong
The only true and solemn fact is,
The man we’d known was all but gone
Chorus:
And some people claim they still hear him call her name
Hey, hey, Maureen, swear they hear it just that plain
Deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn
See, his body died some years ago
But around here Mr. Johnson’s love lives on
Sissy Thompson said she’d seen him
Late that night on Shelby Road
It seems he’d died out in the snow
I hear’d the preacher at the service
Say from love he’s finally free
But I say love, it knows no season
It haunts the soul eternally
Chorus:
And some people claim they still hear him call her name
Hey, hey, Maureen, swear they hear it just that plain
Deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn
Yeah, his body died some years ago
But around here Mr. Johnson’s love lives on
Yes, his body died some years ago
But around here Mr. Johnson’s love lives on…
Album
Dwight Yoakam – Dwight Yoakam - Hillbilly Deluxe
