J. J. got a memory that just won't quit
They hung a purple ribbon on his green outfit
He's looking long and hard to the morning newspaper
He sets his coffee down
He saves a little for later
And when all the stores are closed
He finds a sense of freedom
There ain't nothing going on out there. J. J
You've seen it all, J. J
J. J. looks at women like a horse does apples
They're cither way up in the tree
Or stuck inside some saddle
They keep his mind off being lonely
Loving' in the rafters
A temporary vision of forever-after
When all the stores are closed
He'll go find a sense of freedom
There ain't nothing' going' on out there, J. J
Seen it all
You can look around for hours
You can look around for days
You can look around for centuries
That's a marginal escape
When all the stores are closed
You can find a sense of freedom
When there's nothing' going' on out there
J. J.'s seen it all
J. J. hangs the moon out in this
Half-breed circuit
And he's pirched up on a fence now wondering if it's
Worth it
He's been kicked in the head
Gone blind in one eye
Been chased around in circles by that
Bull he rides
When all the stores are closed
He does find a sense of freedom
When there's nothing' going' on out there
You can look around for hours
You can look around for days
Look around for centuries
That's a marginal escape
When all the stores are closed
You go find a sense of freedom
When there's nothing going on out there
J. J.'s seen it all