Johnson's Love

                                  She had left him lost and broken

Like no other had before

Now his heart was just a token

Of all the pain it had endured

And his memories were clouded

With all the hurtful things she'd said

Yes for all intent and purpose

He might just as well been dead



And some people claim they still hear him call her name

Hey hey Maureen

Swear they hear it just that plain

Deep in the night or sometimes right at dawn

See his body died some years ago

But around here Mr. Johnson's love lives on



He seemed far away and distant

With that cold and silent stare

Never moving, never speaking

And just barely breathing air

No one really knew her reason

And who can judge her right or wrong

The only true and solemn fact is

The man we'd known was all but gone



Some people claim they still hear him call her name

Hey hey Maureen

Swear they hear it just that plain

Deep in the night or sometimes right at dawn

See his body died some years ago

But around here Mr. Johnson's Love lives on



Sissy Thompson said she'd seen him

Late that night on Shelby Road

About a mile from there they found him

Seems he died out in the snow

I hear'd the preacher at the service

Say from love he's finally free

But I say love it knows no season

It haunts the soul eternally



Some people claim they still hear him call her name

Hey hey Maureen

Swear they hear it just that plain

Deep in the night or sometimes right at dawn

See his body died some years ago

But around here Mr. Johnson's love lives on



Yes his body died some years ago

But around here Mr. Johnson's love lives on