Johnny's been runnin' hard all his life
'Cause life never treated him right
Well he ain't running now

You see his eyes are closed
They can't hurt him tonight


Sleepin', he's sleepin'
Just let him be for a while
Don't wake him, don't take him

To where the people don't smile

Sleepin', my man is sleepin' nice now

Please let him stay here with me
I promise, I'll keep him
At home, where he's supposed to be


He's been out there
In the streets you know

And strugglin', scufflin'
Trying to survive
Out there in a richman's world

And now you say my Johnny is not alive
But you're wrong, can't you see


Sleepin', he's just sleepin' mister
He doesn't rest very much
He lives hard and he gives hard

And I'll just die for his touch

Sleepin', he's sleepin'

Without a care to his name
He's peaceful
He's quiet

He's tired of runnin' his game

He's been out there

In the streets you know
With all the pain and all the suffering
Out there

Where you fight like hell
He never learned a fix don't fix a thing
Don't touch him


Johnny put too much in his vanes
And now you're trying to tell me he's gone

I don't believe you
I'm just gonna sit here
And rock him in my arms


Sleepin', he's sleepin'
He doesn't rest very much

You see he lives hard and gives hard