Not Johnny Cash

Not Johnny Cash

well I’m walking down this road
no-one can carry my load
it’s made for my back
well I’m not turning back

I don’t know what is real
I don’t trust the way I feel
it’s let me down before
led me through all sorts of wrong doors

but I’m not turning into Johnny Cash
not turning into anyone
not turning into anyone else for you … … for you

pretty women make my day
I don’t care if they look away
distracted by a prettier face
maybe I’m not to their taste

I’m not going to Jackson
I don’t have no ticket to Reno
haven’t felt like shooting no-one yet
each day I do get meaner

well I’m not turning into Johnny Cash
not turning into Johnny my dear
not turning into anyone else
cause I can’t keep saying this over and over
come on tell me tell me tell me, tell me tell me
tell me, do you hear … … hear

my trajectory
is of no concern to thee
every single breath I take
I will fight for till my back breaks

there’s no-one better you can hire
to drag you from your ring of fire
who remembers your name and what he says
shows you how the stars sleep in their beds

I’m not turning into Johnny Cash
I’ll keep walking down to the bitter end
I’ll keep walking down this road
no matter who you send … … who you send

I’m not turning into Johnny …

words and music: Neal Hoffmann