Johnny Can't Read lyrics by Don Henley
Artist: Don HenleyTitle: Johnny Can't Read
Written by Don Henley
1982 album: I Can't Stand Still
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Football, baseball, basket ball games
Drinking beer, kicking ass
and taking down names
With the top down, get around,
shooting the line
Summer is here and
Johnny's feeling fine
But Johnny can't read
Summer is over
and he's gone to seed
You know that
Johnny can't read
He never learned nothing
that he'll ever need
Well, Johnny can dance
and Johnny can love
Johnny can push
and Johnny can shove
Johnny can hang out
Johnny can talk tough
Johnny can get down
and Johnny can throw up
But Johnny can't read
Summer is over and
he's gone to seed
You know that Johnny can't read
He never learned nothing
that he'll ever need
Well, is it teacher's fault? oh no
Is it mommy's fault? oh no
Is it society's fault? oh no
Well is it Johnny's fault? ohhh no
Couple years later,
Johnny's on the run
Johnny got confused
and he bought himself a gun
Well, he went and did
something that
he should'nt oughta done
FBI on his tail
Use a gun, go to jail
But Johnny can't read
Summer is over
and he's gone to seed
You know that Johnny can't read
He never learned nothing
that he'll ever need
Well is is teacher's fault? oh no
Is it mommy's fault? oh no
Is it the president's fault? oh no
Well is it Johnny's fault? ohhh no
Johnny can dance
and Johnny can love
Johnny can push
and Johnny can shove
Johnny can pinball
Johnny can talk tough
Johnny can get down
and Johnny can throw up
Johnny can't read
Johnny can't read
Well, recess is over
Recess is over
Sitcoms, DNA
Johnny's mind is blown away
Cop shows, horror flicks
Johnny's brain is full of bricks
and rock show, video
Boob tube, Rubik's cube
Game fools, Sunday school
Gain fans, gobble gangs
Wonka wonka wonka
Theres a new kid in town
