Johnny 99-Bruce Springsteen

[ti:Johnny 99(Album Version)] [ar:Bruce Springsteen] [al:Nebraska] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Johnny 99 - Bruce Springsteen [00:17.74]Well they closed down the auto plant in mahwah late that month [00:23.48]Ralph went out lookin for a job but he couldn't find none [00:29.60]He came home too drunk from mixin tanqueray and wine [00:35.84]He got a gun shot a night clerk now they callm johnny 99 [00:41.89]Down in the part of town where when you hit a red light you don't stop [00:47.93]Johnnys wavin his gun around and threatenin to blow his top [00:54.30]When an off-duty cop snuck up on him from behind [00:59.61]Out in front of the club tip top they slapped the cuffs on johnny 99 [01:05.60]Well the city supplied a public defender but the judge was mean john brown [01:12.21]He came into the courtroom and stared young johnny down [01:19.76]Well the evidence is clear gonna let the sentence son fit the crime [01:25.50]Prison for 98 and a year and well call it even johnny 99 [01:57.77]A fist fight broke out in the courtroom they had to drag johnnys girl away [02:03.84]His mama stood up and shouted judge don't take my boy this way [02:11.12]Well son you got a statement you'd like to make [02:16.87]Before the bailiff comes to forever take you away [02:23.05]Now judge I had debts no honest man could pay [02:28.93]The bank was holdin my mortgage and they were gonna take my house away [02:34.89]Now I ain't sayin that makes me an innocent man [02:40.73]But it was more 'n all this that put that gun in my hand [02:46.91]Well your honor I do believe Id be better off dead [02:52.53]So if you can take a mans life for the thoughts thats in his head [02:58.40]Then sit back in that chair and think it over judge one more time [03:04.82]And let 'em shave off my hair and put me on that killin line