Johnny wanted his life to go far He went to town and bought a guitar

He had a friend and he showed him a chord It was fun, but he started getting bored

He developed a need for fame and greed said a rock band is what I need

He bought a whammy bar and sold his soul Him and his friends played corporate rock-n-roll

They played loud, you could hear it Johnny smelled just like teen spirit

Not too long playin in clubs meeting lots of girls giving him lovin

Then finally his big break came His career lead to fortune and fame

It's Johnny and the Allstar Band

Talkin about playin on the radio with Johnny and the Allstarband

Talkin about playin on the radio and in stadiums

Not gonna be a Punk rock Band

No no no na na no Johnny Oh No

His career was a big success Rolling Stone cover in a state of undress

The ladies loved him, he made 'em cry Johnny was the American Messiah

Gold records hanging on his wall, " Johnny Rules " in the bathroom stall

Yeah he knew that the music was shit It kept on paying, so he kept playing it

His success clearly climbed MTV video in the meantime

Got the grunge look, lookin unclean started making the ripoff scene

His success was gone in a year Wow! Johnny what a great career

It's Johnny and the Allstar Band

Talkin about playin on the radio with Johnny and the Allstar band

Talkin about playin on the radio and in stadiums

Not gonna be a Punk rock Band

No no no na na no Johnny Oh No

Johnny wanted his life to go far He went to town and bought a guitar

He had a friend and he showed him a chord It was fun, but he started getting bored

He developed this need for greed said a rock band is what I need

He bought a whammy bar and sold his soul Him and his friends played corporate rock-n-roll

MTV on the line, got a video for a long time

Got the grunge look, lookin unclean started making the ripoff scene

His success was gone year Wow Johnny what a great career

It's Johnny and the Allstar Band

Talkin about playin on the radio with Johnny and the Allstar band

Talkin about playin on the radio and in stadiums

Not gonna be a Punk rock Band

No no no na na no Johnny Oh No