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Poor John Lyrics by Stan Simon

Escaping the Madhouse

2013

Verse 1
Goodbye, poor John
You died on your front lawn
In your chair
As gun smoke filled the air

Verse 2
Your hair was slicked back
You had glasses with the lenses cracked
When your brain moaned
You’d call me drunk in the rain at a payphone
Oh, poor John

Chorus
Oh, poor John
Poor, poor, poor, John
Oh, poor, John
Poor, poor, poor, John

Verse 3
You lived in old films
You shot your gun bleeding in black and white spill
Its such a shame
How the world never knew your name

Verse 4
To my old friend
I’ll see you once again
And one day, John
They’ll make a film about a drunk and his front lawn
Oh, poor John

Chorus
Oh, poor John
Poor, poor, poor, John
Oh, poor, John
Poor, poor, poor, John

Outro
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Goodbye, poor, John
You died on your front lawn
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About “Poor John” by Stan Simon

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"Poor John" appears on "Escaping the Madhouse" in 2013.

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