Songwriters: Benson, Ray; Frayne, Chris; Preston, LeRoy

Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar

Mindin' his own affairs
Drinkin' his namesake over the rocks
Gettin' drunk, too drunk to care

When a girl in the bar walked up beside him
And this is what she said
She said a woman came by with a letter for you

And this is what the letter said

Dear John

Please, Johnny, please come home
I need your love, and the kids, they gotta be fed
And John

If you don't hurry back, I'll be gone
Yes, that's what the letter said
The letter that Johnny Walker read


Then John, he got up from the table
Slowly, he walked outside

He was thinkin' of his wife and little children at home
And how his drinkin' had ruined their lives


Then John, he stared off into that streetlight
And a vision filled his poor, poor heart with dread
For it was him lyin' drunk there in that gutter

Clutchin' in his hand the letter that Johnny Walker read
And this is what it said


Dear John
Please, Johnny, please come home
I need your love, and the kids, they gotta be fed

And John
If you don't hurry back, I'll be gone
Yes, that's what the letter said

The letter that Johnny Walker read

Dear John

Please, Johnny, please come home
I need your love, and the kids, they gotta be fed
And John

If you don't hurry back, I'll be gone