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Independent songwriter. Baby boomer generation who watched the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9th, 1964. I knew then that music w
Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #197
Peak in subgenre #5
Author
Luc Gilbert
Rights
SOCAN
Uploaded
November 23, 2013
Track Files
MP3
MP3 6.4 MB • 160 kbps • 5:37
Story behind the song
Life in the Sixties in the US.
Lyrics
Johnny was a high school dropout, small town USA;
Made a lot of money working with his daddy;
Bought a brand new Chevrolet;
Johnny was a hit with the ladies; racing cars and drinking beer;
Life was pretty good in the sixties; everything was crystal clear;
Everything was so fine; nothing much on his mind;
He was leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Everything is OK, it’s the American way.
Johnny didn’t know any hippies, neither any flower child;
Things were getting rough in the cities
They were really getting wild.
Johnny watched the news with his Daddy; smoked a cigarette or two.
Something’s going on in the country; something bad is coming thru.
Life was never the same; but Johnny Boy didn’t change.
He was leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Everything is OK, it’s the American way.
Johnny got a letter from Uncle Sam, said “I want to see you soon”.
“I’m gonna send you over to Vietnam, you’re leaving on the 1st of June”.
“You don’t have to worry, we’ll keep inventory”.
“We’re gonna give you basic pay”.
“We’re gonna keep you busy, fighting for the country”.
“May God bless the USA”.
Johnny wasn’t too keen, he was only nineteen.
And he was leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Everything is OK, it’s the American way.
Johnny’s in a whole lot of trouble, fighting off the Viet Cong.
Time was running out in the jungle, something bad was going down.
Johnny felt the pain to his backside. As the bullet nearly hit his spine.
Johnny said “I don’t think I’ll make it”.
But the medics pulled him out in time.
Life was never the same, but Johnny Boy didn’t change.
He was leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Everything is OK, it’s the American way.
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Everything is OK, it’s the American way.
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right;
Working every day, party late at night;
Leaning to the left, leaning to the right.
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