johnson's love
dwight yoakam
she had left him lost and broken
and now his heart was just a token
of the pain it had endured
and his memories were clouded
with all the hurtful things she'd said
for all intent and purpose
he might just as well been dead
and some people claim they still hear him call her name
swear they hear it just that plain
deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn
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
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
and some people claim they still hear him call her name
swear they hear it just that plain
deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn
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
about a mile from there they found him
it seems he'd died out in the snow
i hear'd the preacher at the service
say from love he's finally free
it haunts the soul eternally
and some people claim they still hear him call her name
swear they hear it just that plain
deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn
his body died some years ago
but around here mr. johnson's love lives on
his body died some years ago
but around here mr. johnson's love lives on.