Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash was drunk on mash
Listening to his Johnny Cash
Falling down in a ring of fire
He made the dash to hide the stash, as they
Knocked down the door and in they crashed
The men in blue made him retire
You gotta give him credit for having played so long
If only he could let it be but he was way too strong
They took his soul when he broke parole, as a
Little kid he never did as told
A renegade looking for a free spirit
When he got slammed, his life was damned
In and out it was all a sham
If life was cruel he just wouldn’t hear it.
You gotta give him credit for having played so long
If only he could let it be but he was way too strong
There was a girl who made him swirl
So full of hope she was his pearl
They walked hand in hand down a path so tender
He sang her songs then something went wrong
He couldn’t get away and away she was gone, there was
Nothing left for him to surrender
White collar crimes never serve time
When God is money and the money is fine
In every cell you’ll hear a story
About a past where all was cast like a
Pair of dice, no paradise can last, when the
Best you can do is purgatory
John Andrew
August 2020