STEVE EARLE

Login
New User? Sign Up

Browse by Artist:
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Johnny Come Lately Lyrics

Lyrics Font

Steve Earle : Johnny Come Lately Lyrics

Songwriters: N/A

. Send "Johnny Come Lately" Ringtone to your Cell .

I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long way,
I was born and bred in the USA.
So listen up close, I've get something to say,
Boys, I'm buying this round.
Well it took a little while but we're in this fight,
And we ain't going home 'til we've done what's right,
We're gonna drink Camden town dry tonight,
If I have to spend my last pound.

When I first got to London it was pourin' down rain,
Met a little girl in the field canteen,
Painted her name on the nose of my plane,
Six more missions I'm gone.
Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might,
Then the warden came around yelling "Shut out the lights!"
Death rainin' out of the London night,
We made love 'til dawn.

But when Johnny come lately comes marching home,
With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan,
They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone,
When johnny comes marching home.

My p-47 is a pretty good ship,
And she took a round coming cross the channel last trip.
I was thinking 'bout my baby and letting her rip,
Always got me through so far.
Well they can ship me all over this great big world,
But I'll never find nothing like my north end girl,
I'm taking her home with me one day, sir,
Soon as we win this war.

But when Johnny come lately comes marching home,
With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan,
They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone,
When johnny comes marching home.

Now my granddaddy sang me this song,
Told me about London when the blitz was on,
How he married grandma and brought her back home,
A hero throughout his land.
Now I'm standing on a runway in San Diego
A couple purple hearts and I move a little slow,
There's nobody here, maybe nobody knows,
About a place called Vietnam.

But when Johnny come lately comes marching home,
With a chest full of medals and a G.I. loan,
They'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone,
When johnny comes marching home.