With a will of iron and a heart of gold and a life he did not choose

He'd hold his head up high and proud beaten black and blue

A shot of whiskey down his gullet and a bottle in his hand

Thrust into a world that would never understand

Oh Johnny look at, look at what you've done

Chose life with the bottle and threw away your love

Hey Johnny did you, did you lose your way

Never knew the price you'd pay

Look away, look away, look away your irish flag

There's a war, there's a war, there's a war inside yourself

Look away, look away, look away while you still can

At war with a world that would never understand

Johnny had himself a love that he planned to make his wife

Who through it all whether right or wrong was always by his side

Then in a fit of rage, he raised his hand up to her face

She dried off her tears then she turned and walked away