Johnny
Johnny's Struggle: A Tale of Rebellion and Sacrifice
Lyrics
Johnny can't read
Johnny is illiterate.
Johnny can't write
Johnny lacks writing skills.
Johnny didn't have much of a life
Johnny had a challenging or unfulfilling life.
Oh yeah - oh yeah
Expression of agreement or acknowledgment.
To fight their war he didn't believe in
Johnny refused to participate in a war he didn't believe in.
His father told him to be a marine
His father advised him to join the Marine Corps.
Oh yeah - oh yeah
Reiteration of agreement or acknowledgment.
Johnny told his father, he just could not
Johnny expressed his unwillingness to follow his father's advice.
He don't wanna live that way
He doesn't want to live the way his father suggests.
Oh yeah - oh yeah
Expression of agreement or acknowledgment.
Johnny always thought there was something wrong
Johnny felt that something was amiss in his life.
Day by day singing his fathers song
He sings his father's song daily, indicating a sense of obligation.
Johnny didn't want to live his life that way
Johnny rejects living his life according to his father's expectations.
Now day to day, dying the military way
He now faces the consequences of military life.
Johnny was rough, Johhny was tough
Johnny is physically tough but not mentally resilient enough to resist societal pressures.
But not tough enough, to just say no
He struggles to say no to the expectations imposed on him.
Johnny went down to sign up that day
Johnny decides to enlist in the military on that day.
They sent him down to basic training
He undergoes basic training as part of the military enlistment process.
Johnny went to a foreign land
Johnny is deployed to a foreign country.
He died in the hands of a foreign man
He dies at the hands of a foreign enemy.
We will always remember Johnny in his last days
Despite his difficulties, Johnny's last days are remembered.
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