I always wanted to go to Radio City
And see my name on a big marquee in lights
My friends all thought me clever and so witty
But they don't see the way I spend my nights
I get to thinkin' bout the many hearts I've broken
I'd like to run when old mem'ries start to call
I've gained fame in the eyes of many people
But really I'm a Johnnie Lose It All
Oh well the crowd keeps howlin' and I keep bawlin'
Then the curtain starts to fall
Oh but here where I stand is a lonely empty man
I'm an idol but I'm a Johnnie Lose It All
I left my home down in Cullman
I left my Mary my mom and dear old dad
When I left I didn't try to pull them
And I laughed even though they looked so sad
But I see as I return it wasn't worth it
Mary's married mom and dad passed on last fall
And though everyone is out there to meet me
I'm a lost one a Johnnie Lose It All