Somewhere on the waterfront
Johnny's hiding with a gun
Swears he'll kill any man that tells his story

He's not sorry for what he's done

He broke into a drugstore

To cure his daily need
He didn't mean to shoot the guard
But he was blinded by the greed


Oh Johnny


You see that nun, she's his sister
She doesn't know that he's gone bad
When they told it to his father

It drove the old man mad

Just as his mother warned him

From her dying bed
It's alright to lose your heart
But never lose your head


Oh Johnny


Now the cops have got him surrounded
And he doesn't stand a hope
He wonders how he could be in so much trouble

Over just a little dope

Five to one he gets away

That's the odds I'm going to give
Five to four they blast him away
Three to one he's going to live


Oh Johnny


Back in the alley where he was slain
I thought I heard something move
Beside the trash can lay a heart and chain

The picture had been removed

Just another juiced up junkie

Looking for a bed
It's alright to lose your heart
But never lose your head


Oh Johnny