Johnny grew up in a working class time,
raised by his mother
and they never had a dime the life of a child and the mind of man,
and the kids at school, he had to take a stand!
his fathers not around, his mom worked 9-5,
a latch key kid at best, the kids trying to survive,
his mother tried her best to give em' what she could
the child support once a month nearly paid for food,
one thing to remember that his father once said,
if your gonna do it, do it right and make a friend,
your friends will always be there,
you now I never will the father figure
gap that your friends will have to fill johnny's teenage years,
going to the high school dance,
he's drinking beer and starting fights and finding true romance,
one thing to remember johnny boy would never hide,
he's walking tall and having fun, his friends will still reside!