Lyrics

[Verse]
Old Johnny walks with a staggered pace
A shadow that time will not erase
His mustache droops like an old grey bow
He waits by the field for the night's first crow

[Chorus]
Oh Johnny
Johnny
With the crow gun tight
Chasing shadows beneath the pale moonlight
Your life’s a story
Etched in the dirt
With a crow’s winged cry
And a hunter's hurt

[Verse]
He hums an old tune
His boots so worn
Out where the wild and the ghosts are born
He places his bets with the world so wide
The crows take flight
But they can’t all hide

[Chorus]
Oh Johnny
Johnny
With the crow gun tight
Chasing shadows beneath the pale moonlight
Your life’s a story
Etched in the dirt
With a crow’s winged cry
And a hunter's hurt

[Bridge]
By the barn
Where the fields stretch long
A harmony rises
The crow’s mournful song
Does he hunt for the kill or the chase of the game
Old Johnny grins
But won’t answer by name

[Verse]
Morning breaks with the amber glow
Johnny’s hat hangs low
Like the seasons flow
With dust on his boots
And crows on his mind
The man’s forever stitched to the threads of time