Johnny's Gone Driving

He's gonna party,

He's gettin' rowdy;

He's lookin' for trouble,

Trouble says Howdy.

Eighty miles an hour

Through the pourin' rain,

Plowin' through the puddles

'Til he hydroplanes.

Over the embankment

To the river so brown

His taillights fade

And he's all the way down.

Fishermen starin'

But there's nothin' to see,

Bubbles on the water

And a wave at their feet.

Johnny's gone drivin'

Down in the river,

Johnny's gone drivin'

Down in the river,

Good Lord above

Won't you please deliver Johnny -

Drivin' in the river tonight.

Sheriff shakes his head

It's a tragedy,

Talkin' to the lady

You see on TV;

The water's too choppy,

The river's too deep,

We'll try in the morning

When we've had some sleep.

There'll be boats and divers

To search below,

The crowd on the banks

Will be expectin' a show;

A candlelight vigil

And a song or two,

Then we'll all go home,

That's what we'll do.

Johnny's gone drivin'....

Under the trot lines

With the channel cat,

He turns on his high beams

And gives it the gas;

Loggerhead turtle

Show me the way,

To the Gulfstream waters

We'll make it by day.

See his headlights

When the waters are calm,

His engine still chuggin'

In the light of dawn;

Why doesn't he come home,

Why doesn't he phone;

Some people wanna

Just be alone.

Johnny's gone drivin'....