(Bobby Ray Appleberry/William Cuomo)
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Johnny Porter was the oldest in his family
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And I remember he was almost twenty one
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Y'know I can't quite explain the situation
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But he broke into his father's truck and stole a gun
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Mother running down the highway screaming
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Johnny it's too bad, oh it's too and it's bad
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And it's too bad
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Well, his father wonders where he got the money
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And he wonders if he got it right or wrong
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Then Johnny killed a man in Pensacola, Florida
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And he caught a freight train and and took off on the run
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Well, run, Johnny, run
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They're rolling right behind you
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Run, Johnny, run
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You know they're gonna find you
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You come out late at night, 'cause you're running for your life
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Hum, Johnny Porter
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Johnny Porter
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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Well, it's a shame the way you make your mother worry
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And it's hurts inside to sit and watch her cry
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And it will be a long time before she knows the answer
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But it won't be long before she will see ya die
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Well, I was standing in my front door early this morning
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So sad, when I heard my name was said
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Johnny Porter was no good than anybody
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But I hate to see him throw his life away
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Now, run, Johnny, run
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They're rolling right behind you
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Run, Johnny, run
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You know they're gonna find you
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You come out late at night, 'cause you're running for your life
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Well, Johnny Porter, Johnny Porter
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Found him holed up in some dark and dirty building
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Heard his mother begging, "Please, let Johnny go!"
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That's when John fired his pistol
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As a warning and he said,
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"I was born to die by the gun"
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"I was born to die by the gun"
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"I was born to die by the gun"
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JOHNNY PORTER
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Ry Cooder |