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Robert Palmer – Johnny and Mary – 1980

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    Johnny’s always running around
    Trying to find certainty
    He needs all the world to confirm
    That he ain’t lonely
    Mary counts the walls
    Knows he tires easily

    Johnny thinks the world would be right
    If it could buy truth from him
    Mary says he changes his mind
    More than a woman
    But she made her bed
    Even when the chance was slim

    Johnny says he’s willing to learn
    When he decides he’s a fool
    Johnny says he’ll live anywhere
    When he earns time to
    Mary combs her hair
    Says she should be used to it

    Mary always hedges her bets
    She never knows what to think
    She says that he still acts like he’s
    Being discovered
    Scared that he’ll be caught
    Without a second thought
    Running around

    Johnny feels he’s wasting his breath
    Trying to talk sense to her
    Mary says he’s lacking a real
    Sense of proportion
    So she combs her hair
    Knows he tires easily

    Johnny’s always running around
    Trying to find certainty
    He needs all the world to confirm
    That he ain’t lonely
    Mary counts the walls
    Says she should be used to it

    Johnny’s always running around
    Running around