John and Josie

歌詞

John and Josie's only child, young and handsome, fast and wild Joined the army at eighteen, left the army at eighteen Drifted then from job to job, town to town and love to love Seven years forever til young Johnny came marching home But Johnny wasn't looking well, went into the hospital Days turned into several weeks, Johnny kept on losing weight Josie said to John "Sit down", John cried "Oh God, not my son" Johnny left at twenty five, a hole as big as Jupiter Nothing stronger than the love John and Josie had for Johnny Threw him his last birthday party, no one from the family came No one from the family came, turned John and Josie's grief to shame Shame to anger, anger pain, nothing they needed more of Two years gone, the telephone is ringing in the dim-lit den Beneath the wooden crucifix that John had punched the day he learned That Johnny wouldn't live much longer, now a voice said to his father "John, we have a baby here and no one seems to want him The baby doesn't have his parents, two months old and with their virus." Josie grabbed the phone from John, the two of them said "Yes, yes, yes" So John and Josie, over sixty, taking in a brand new baby Named him Paul Antonio, Johnny would have loved him Nothing stronger than the love that John & Josie had for Johnny The same love that they have for Paul, they're starting up the wheel again And of the fear the same could happen, losing Paul before his time comes John and Josie look right past it, they're basking in love's mighty presence John and Josie don't have time They're basking in love's mighty presence