From this army confession
Of this military days
You still carry the shrapnel
Shellshocked and dazed
Dear Johnny (Oh Johnny)
Have you just lost your way
Or like demin and leather
Are you faded and frayed

Institte lackeys
With hot burbon breath
White coats and needles
Johnny, like to scare you to death
Dear Johnny (Johnny)
Do you feel your best
When you're strung out at night
On your morphine and meth

Jackknife Johnny
You're a floor walkin flunky
Tune of the daggers drawn world
Jackknife Johnny
Them old vets gotta hate you
For bringing home that VC girl
Jackknife Johnny, welcome to our world

From the tone deaf hearing
Of the draft board game
You were washing cars down in Dallas
When the halocaust came
Dear Johnny (Johnny)
Your excuse was lame
All your friends sleep in boxes
While you sleep in chain

Jackknife Johnny
You're a floor walkin flunky
Tune of the daggers drawn world
Jackknife Johnny
Them old vets gotta hate you
For bringing home that VC girl
Jackknife Johnny, welcome to our world

Jackknife Johnny
Youre a bad june monkey
Tune of the daggers drawn world
Jackknife Johnny
Them old vets gotta hate you
For bringing home that VC girl
Jackknife Johnny, welcome to our world