Happy Birthday, Johnny

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Remember one Christmas I gave you Jim Carroll
 Intended it as a cautionary tale
 You said you saw yourself inside there
 Dog-eared it like a how-to manual
 Remember one summer we walked in Times Square
 I showed you the zombies with hundred-inch stares
 You took a Bic, set your hotel on fire
 We took the blame, took the bags to the train
 Happy Birthday, Johnny
 Wherever you are
 Happy Birthday, Johnny
 Wherever you are
 
 The last time you called it was on New Years' Eve
 You asked me for dough to get somethin' to eat
 Since we last spoke, you live on the street
 Yeah, I wouldn't believe all the shit that you seen
 Happy New Year, Johnny
 Is it 23?
 Happy New Year, Johnny
 Are the lights on the trees?
 ♪
 When I said, "let me think," and you yelled through your teeth
 Accused me of actin' like all royalty
 Always for show, no true charity
 You saw me on magazines and TV
 But if they only knew the real version of me
 Only you know the secrets, the swamp, and the fear
 What happened to blood, our family?
 Annie, how could you do this to me?
 Of course, I blame me
 When you get free, Johnny
 I hope you find peace
 
 Remember one Christmas I gave you Jim Carroll
 Intended it as a cautionary tale
 You said you saw yourself inside there
 Dog-eared it like a how-to manual
 Remember one summer we walked in Times Square
 I showed you the zombies with hundred-inch stares
 You took a Bic, set your hotel on fire
 We took the blame, took the bags to the train
 Happy Birthday, Johnny
 Wherever you are
 Happy Birthday, Johnny
 Wherever you are
 
 The last time you called it was on New Years' Eve
 You asked me for dough to get somethin' to eat
 Since we last spoke, you live on the street
 Yeah, I wouldn't believe all the shit that you seen
 Happy New Year, Johnny
 Is it 23?
 Happy New Year, Johnny
 Are the lights on the trees?
 ♪
 When I said, "let me think," and you yelled through your teeth
 Accused me of actin' like all royalty
 Always for show, no true charity
 You saw me on magazines and TV
 But if they only knew the real version of me
 Only you know the secrets, the swamp, and the fear
 What happened to blood, our family?
 Annie, how could you do this to me?
 Of course, I blame me
 When you get free, Johnny
 I hope you find peace
 

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