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Lost Johnny
2,535
Rock
Lost Johnny was released on September 6, 1974 by Rhino as a part of the album Hall of the Mountain Grill
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Release DateSeptember 6, 1974
LabelRhino
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM194

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lemmy Kilmister
Lemmy Kilmister
Songwriter
Michael Anthony Farren
Michael Anthony Farren
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Producer
Andy Morris
Andy Morris
Engineer
David Hamilton Smith
David Hamilton Smith
Engineer
Doug Bennett
Doug Bennett
Producer
Nigel Reeve
Nigel Reeve
Mastering Engineer
Peter Mew
Peter Mew
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

You only get a single chance, the rules are very plain
The truth is well concealed inside the details of the game
You can see it coming, you can hear it from afar
It's pale and it flickers like a faded movie star
And up there in the castle, they're trying to make us scream
By sticking thumbtacks in her flesh and cancelling the dream
Can you find the valium, can you bring it soon?
Lost Johnny's out there baying at the moon
The time has come for you to choose, you'd better get it right
Berlin girls with sharp white teeth are waiting in the night
But you oughta really get some, it surely can't be hard
There's always trouble waiting when you leave your own backyard
And underneath the city, the alligators sing
Of how the puppets cannot dance since someone cut the strings
Run and get the morphine, for God's sake, make it brief
Lost Johnny's out there looking for relief
Now Simon looks so evil and you know, he really tries
But every time he makes a play, that vital number dies
And Sally buys her underwear from a store where no-one goes
She makes it big in photographs on the strength of what she shows
And here inside the waiting room, the radio still screams
And we're all taking Tuenol to murder our young dreams
Run and fetch your credit card, try to make it quick
Lost Johnny's out there trying to turn a trick
Written by: Ian Kilmister, Mick Farren
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