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Johnny the Lightning
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Contemporary Folk
Johnny the Lightning was released on November 23, 2018 by Maiden Voyage Recording Company as a part of the album Fair Lady London
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Release DateNovember 23, 2018
LabelMaiden Voyage Recording Company
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM93

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou
Songwriter, Composer

Lyrics

A balmy evening setting with summer sun
Glowed red in the sky
On his shoulders rode the lightning
His mother saw so fine
So Johnny fired it up to ride
He wasn't an outlaw
He wasn't a saint
Just another ordinary guy
On an ordinary roadside
On an ordinary night
Forever Johnny will lie
And he'll never be a father
He'll never take a wife
Near dawn or dusk will he see
But he'll never grow old
And he'll never grow tired
Forever Johnny the Lightning will he be
His shining machine
Swayed gently to and fro
As he wound down the tree-lined lanes
Rose and rolled with the land
And pulled at his command
And purred like a raging pan with a tang
And the wind flowed coolly
Through his auburn hair
Which waved with a lustrous curl
And with his eyes of pale azure
And his pounding heart so sure
Did his golden wings unfurl
And he'll never be a father
He'll never take a wife
Near dawn or dusk will he see
But he'll never grow old
And he'll never grow tired
Forever Johnny the Lightning will he be
And where the lightning struck
A few flowers for a time
Bravely clung to mark the place
Now no one would ever tell
They withered and fell
And my Johnny vanished without a trace
And his once shining machine
Languishes now in the yard
But another rusting rabbit shell
His polished chrome now flaking
His tires flat
Barely a nut and bolt left to sell
And he'll never be a father
He'll never take a wife
Near dawn or dusk will he see
But he'll never grow old
And he'll never grow tired
Forever Johnny the Lightning will he be
And it was to my ear
In a bar beside the sea
That to me this somber tale came
And etched into his knuckle
A tiny lightning bolt
So poor Johnny may ride again
And he'll never be a father
He'll never take a wife
Near dawn or dusk will he see
But he'll never grow old
And he'll never grow tired
Forever Johnny the Lightning will he be
Written by: Hannah-Lou, Trevor Moss
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