Steve Earle – Johnny Come Lately Lyrics

Im an American, boys, and Ive come a long way
I was born and bred in the USA
So listen up close, Ive get something to say
Boys, Im buying this round
Well it took a Iittke while but were in this fight
And we aint going home til weve done whats right
Were gonna drink Camden Town dry tonight
If I have to spend my last pound
When I first got to London it was pourin down rain
Met a Iittle girl in the field canteen
Painted her name on the nose of my plane
Six more missions Im gene
Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might
Then the warden came around yelling turn out the lights
Death rainin out of the London night
We made love til dawn
But when Johnny Come Lately comes marching home
With a chest full of medals and a G.l. loan
Theyll be waitin at the station down in San Antone
When Johnny comes marching home
MY P-47 is a pretty good ship
And she took a round coming cross the Channel last trip
I was thinking bout my baby and letting her rip
Always got me through so far
Well they can ship me all over this great big world
But Ill never find nothing like my North End girl
Im taking her home whh me one day, sir
Soon as we win this war
Now my granddaddy sang me this song
Told me about Londen when the Blitz was on
How he married Grandma and brought her back home
A hero throughout his land
Now Im standing on a runway in San Diego
A couple Purple Hearts and I move a little slow
Theres nobody here, maybe nobody knows
About a place called Vietnam