Johnson City

Johnson City, Tennessee
I want to love you
But we always disagree
High on the hill
And I run off the rail
In a beautiful town with a terrible jail
Somebody call my baby
Tell her where you’re holding me

Johnson City, Tennessee
I didn’t hurt nobody
Excluding present company
I come to you with the best-laid plans
You come to me with a list of demands
I just wanna see my name on the
Old Down Home marquee

Chorus: I know the way to Johnson City
I know the way, no doubt
I know the way to Johnson City
Now I’ve gotta find the way out

Went to the mountain
Looking for proof
Talked to God
But he was sort of aloof
I said “You’re my favorite comedian,
But why you gotta work so blue?”
Praying on my knees
To get on my feet
He said something back
That I will not repeat
It’s a family show
Maybe you’ve got a family, too

Johnson City, Tennessee
I’m tryin’ to come clean
But it’s hard for the dust and debris
I drove so far to get where I am
Now you want me to stay
I say, please, no ma’am
If I have my vote
Then I’m gonna vote absentee

Chorus