[Verse 1] Johnny Porter was the oldest in his family And I remember he was almost twenty one Yknow I cant quite explain the situation But he broke into his fathers truck and stole a gun Mother running down the highway screaming Johnny its too bad, oh its too and its bad And its too bad [Verse 2] Well, his father wonders where he got the money And he wonders if he got it right or wrong Then Johnny killed a man in Pensacola, Florida And he caught a freight train and and took off on the run [Chorus] Well, run, Johnny, run Theyre rolling right behind you Run, Johnny, run You know theyre gonna find you You come out late at night, cause youre running for your life Hmm, Johnny Porter Johnny Porter Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3] Well, its a shame the way you make your mother worry And its hurts inside to sit and watch her cry And it will be a long time before she knows the answer But it wont be long before shell see ya die [Verse 4] Well, I was standing in my front door early this morning So sad, when I heard my neighbor say Johnny Porter was no good to anybody But I hate to see him throw his life away [Chorus] Now run, Johnny, run Theyre rolling right behind you Run, Johnny, run You know theyre gonna find you You come out late at night, cause youre running for your life Well, Johnny Porter, Johnny Porter [Guitar Solo] [Verse 5] Found him holed up in some dark and dirty building Heard his mother begging, Please, let Johnny go! Thats when John fired his pistol As a warning and he said I was born to die by the gun And I was born to die by the gun I was born to die by the gun I was born to die by the gun [Chorus] Said run, Johnny, run Theyre rolling right behind you Run, Johnny, run You know theyre gonna find you You come out late at night, cause youre running for your life Johnny Porter, yeah Johnny Porter Yeah Johnny Porter, Johnny Porter
johnny, porter, run, gun, theyre