He lived his dreams and raised a family
 But he could not see the way you see, all the people and the freaks
 Were on the empty pages in his mind

 2) Johnnys daddy died in the big war
 They never found his body to this day
 It was on that beach in Normandy, Johnny hoped he'd never see
 His daddy washed away to an early grave

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 Where were you then
 I'm on that street again
 Wishing I could fly away forever

 3) Johnnys' daughter hates her life in this goddamn town
 She runs away forever to be free
 But the city eats her sanity, she winds up livin' on the streets
 Wishing she could be home by the fire

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 4) Johnny died late one night in his empty bed
 A lonley man with no one by his side
 It was there he slipped into his dreams, with all the people and the freaks
 right there by his side no longer alone

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