Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Johnny Come Lately , by - Steve Earle. Release date: 28.04.2008
Song language: English
Johnny Come Lately |
| Johnny Come Lately |
| (Steve Earle) |
| I’m an American, boys, and I’ve come a long way |
| I was born and bred in the USA |
| So listen up close, I’ve get something to say |
| Boys, I’m buying this round |
| Well it took a Iittke while but we’re in this fight |
| And we ain’t going home 'til we’ve done what’s right |
| We’re gonna drink Camden Town dry tonight |
| If I have to spend my last pound |
| When I first got to London it was pourin' down rain |
| Met a Iittle girl in the field canteen |
| Painted her name on the nose of my plane |
| Six more missions I’m gene |
| Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might |
| Then the warden came around yelling «turn out the lights» |
| Death rainin' out of the London night |
| We made love 'til dawn |
| But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home |
| With a chest full of medals and a G.l. |
| loan |
| They’ll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone |
| When Johnny comes marching home |
| MY P-47 is a pretty good ship |
| And she took a round coming cross the Channel last trip |
| I was thinking 'bout my baby and letting her rip |
| Always got me through so far |
| Well they can ship me all over this great big world |
| But I’ll never find nothing like my North End girl |
| I’m taking her home whh me one day, sir |
| Soon as we win this war |
| Now my granddaddy sang me this song |
| Told me about Londen when the Blitz was on How he married Grandma and brought her back home |
| A hero throughout his land |
| Now I’m standing on a runway in San Diego |
| A couple Purple Hearts and I move a little slow |
| There’s nobody here, maybe nobody knows |
| About a place called Vietnam |