Oingo boingo - Only a lad • correction
english
Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said if you don't get straight
You'll
surely go to hell
But Johnny didn't care
He
was an outlaw by the time that he was
Ten years old
He
didn't wanna do what he was told
Just a prankster
juvenile gangster
His teachers didn't
understand
They kicked him out of school
At a tender
early age
Just because he didn't want to learn
things
(Had other interests)
He liked to burn
things
The lady down the block
She had a radio
that Johnny wanted oh so bad
So he took it the first chance
he had
Then he shot her in the leg
And this is what
she said
Only a lad
You really can't blame him
Only a lad
Society made him
Only a lad
He's our responsibility
Only a lad
He really
couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want
to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and
abused
Perhaps a little bit confused
His parents
gave up they couldn't influence his attitude
Nobody
could help
The little man had no gratitude
And
when he stole the care
Nobody dreamed that he would
Try to take it so far
He didn't mean to hit the poor
man
Who had to go and die
It made the judge cry
Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a
lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a
little bit confused
It's not his fault that he
can't believe
It's not his fault that he
can't behave
Society made him go astray
Perhaps
if we're nice he'll go away
Perhaps he'll go
away
He'll go away
Hey there Johnny you really don't fool me
You get
away with murder
And you think it's funny
You
don't give a damn if we live or if we die
Hey there
Johnny boy
I hope you fry