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There was Johnny like a stranger
Living in a small town
Measuring the small time

He was thinner than a razor
Johnny in a small town

Living with his thumb on the trigger
Wishing he could be just a little bit bigger
Bored to the heart of himself

He was trouble in the making
Trouble in the keeping
History repeating

He was walking into danger
Johnny in a small town

Looking for a light in the tunnel
Creeping in the dark, and doubting that the sun’ll
Shine to the heart of himself

And he tells himself it’ll be all right
Happiness is just around the corner
And he tells himself it’ll be okay
Happiness is just a life away

She was pretty as a picture
Shining in a window
Everybody said so

What did Johnny have to give her?
Johnny in a small town

Putting on a suit he had borrowed
Knowing she would probably leave him tomorrow
Leave him alone with himself

And he tells himself it’ll be all right
Happiness is just around the corner
And he tells himself it’ll be okay
Happiness is just a life away

Everything is different, but it’s all the same to him
Everything is nothing like it was
Before she came
Before she stayed
And went away

She left Johnny like a stranger
Waiting in a small town
Measuring the small time

Nights were longer than the days were
Living in a small town

Looking for a door he could open
Hoping that he wouldn’t break until he’d broken
Free to the heart of himself

And he tells himself it’ll be all right
Happiness is just around the corner
And he tells himself it’ll be okay
Happiness is just a life away

And he tells himself it’ll be all right
Happiness is just around the corner
And he tells himself it’ll be okay
Happiness is just a life away

A life away
Just a life away