Johnny was a cole man He carried the earth underneath his nails Johny was a sailor He followed the stars and the wind in his sails Johnny was a poet He changed the world with his pen as a sword Johnny was a preacher When Johnny prayed he was heard by the Lord No one had suspicions not even a thought Oh but Johnny was hiding until Johnny was caught Johnny was a Legend Johnny was a doctor He healed the sick and cured the vine Johnny was a bluesman The sound of his voice would make a grown man cry Johnny was a lover Who loved his woman 10 times a day And when he loved her He loved her like a lion went out of its cage No one had suspicions not even a thought Oh but Johnny was hiding until Johnny was caught Johnny was a Legend Johnny was a stranger in his own home A lost little boy out on his own And Johnny was a lion out on the run He couldn't tell a soul what he had done And Johnny was a coward that never slept He couldn't bear the secrets that he kept But then he was a slave to the grows in head The woman in the shadows fell on in his bed Johnny was a Legend