| Johnny wanted to be an image on the T. V
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| Livin' it up in the city
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| Every night on the town
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| He threw the dice down
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| Playin' it up to the crowd
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| When he sang to the company man
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| He got better with every line
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| When it came to the name of the game
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| Nobody was playing in time
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny always wanted to be a pretender
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| Signing a deal to forever
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| Playing all night
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| But it wouldn’t come right
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| He just couldn’t get it together
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| Shooting up with the rest of the band
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| In the room of a lost motel
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| Is it gonna get better tomorrow?
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| Well, Johnny, you can never tell
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la
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| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la |
| Johnny, you gotta get streetwise
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| Sha-la-la-la, la-la |