Johnny (Live At The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN / May 24, 2025) by Eric Church
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Johnny (Live At The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN / May 24, 2025)

by Eric Church

Released: 2025-11-21

Lyrics

I was thinking to myself
this morning,
watching my boys play
Of how different my life was
when I was their age
Now machines control the people,
and the people shoot at kids
I shudder to think about
what the next thing is
Yeah, Johnny, oh, Johnny,
where did you go?
The devil's broke out of Georgia
and he's feasting on our souls
There's fire on the mountain
and the flames are closing in
So run, get your fiddle bow
and send him to hell again
Yeah, back to hell again
Yeah, I know redemption cometh,
it's taking way too long
Can't you see it in our faces?
Can't you hear it in our songs?
Yeah, we're holding on to hope,
but we're hanging by a thread
Won't you put
on your rattlesnake boot
and crush that serpent head?
Yeah, Johnny, oh, Johnny,
where did you go?
The devil's broke out of Georgia
(Devil's broke out of Georgia)
and he's feasting on our souls
There's fire on the mountain
(Fire)
and the flames are closing in
So run, get your fiddle bow
and send him to hell again
Yeah, back to hell again
The chicken in a bread pan
picking out bits
"Granny, does your dog bite
these days?" "Yes"
"Child, yes"
And there's fire on the mountain
(Fire on the mountain)
and the flames are closing in
Run, get your fiddle bow
and send him to hell again
Yeah, back to hell again
Back to hell again
Fire on the mountain
There's fire on the mountain,
run, boys, run
Yeah, the devil's in the house
of the rising sun