Oh, Little Johnny Walter caught a bullet last night running from the guitar store
He took a left down the alley, guess he shouldve gone right
Now he ain't taken nothing no more, more,more
[C]Everybody knows it's a hard time livin' with hate and the greed
[G]Most folks earn what they get for a livin' others steal what they need
[D]Down on the corner, already talkin' how they're gonna cut that take
[C]Im out here just workin' for a dollar and all i wanna do is stomp and holler
[G]Oh, eighteen years, eighteen years that's a long-old time to be
Sittin' face down, stoned in the alley wonderin' how to get to that shinin' sea
[C]Everybody knows it's a hard time livin' livin'on the minimum wage
[G]Ah, some people just gonna sneak on through others gotta rattle that cage
[D]One of these days, Im gonna find my way or else just disappear
[C]I'm out here in the filth and squalor and all I wanna do is stomp and holler
[G]Oh, rock and roll, ache and moan listen to the young girls scream
Every time I get a little bit lucky I gotta wake up from a poor mans dream
[C]Heaven only knows how we get there after all this trouble and strife
[G]From all Ive seen, you only get one shot at what youre gonna do in this life
[D]Ah, what the hell, I guess I might as well take a chance and try my way
[C]I'm like James Brown only white and taller and all I wanna do is stomp and holler
He took a left down the alley, guess he shouldve gone right
Now he ain't taken nothing no more, more,more
[C]Everybody knows it's a hard time livin' with hate and the greed
[G]Most folks earn what they get for a livin' others steal what they need
[D]Down on the corner, already talkin' how they're gonna cut that take
[C]Im out here just workin' for a dollar and all i wanna do is stomp and holler
[G]Oh, eighteen years, eighteen years that's a long-old time to be
Sittin' face down, stoned in the alley wonderin' how to get to that shinin' sea
[C]Everybody knows it's a hard time livin' livin'on the minimum wage
[G]Ah, some people just gonna sneak on through others gotta rattle that cage
[D]One of these days, Im gonna find my way or else just disappear
[C]I'm out here in the filth and squalor and all I wanna do is stomp and holler
[G]Oh, rock and roll, ache and moan listen to the young girls scream
Every time I get a little bit lucky I gotta wake up from a poor mans dream
[C]Heaven only knows how we get there after all this trouble and strife
[G]From all Ive seen, you only get one shot at what youre gonna do in this life
[D]Ah, what the hell, I guess I might as well take a chance and try my way
[C]I'm like James Brown only white and taller and all I wanna do is stomp and holler
