Asleep At The Wheel - The Letter That Johnny Walker Read lyrics

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Songwriters: Benson, Ray; Frayne, Chris; Preston, LeRoy

Johnny Walker sat at a table in a bar

Mindin' his own affairs

Drinkin' his namesake over the rocks

Gettin' drunk, too drunk to care

When a girl in the bar walked up beside him

And this is what she said

She said a woman came by with a letter for you

And this is what the letter said

Dear John

Please, Johnny, please come home

I need your love, and the kids, they gotta be fed

And John

If you don't hurry back, I'll be gone

Yes, that's what the letter said

The letter that Johnny Walker read

Then John, he got up from the table

Slowly, he walked outside

He was thinkin' of his wife and little children at home

And how his drinkin' had ruined their lives

Then John, he stared off into that streetlight

And a vision filled his poor, poor heart with dread

For it was him lyin' drunk there in that gutter

Clutchin' in his hand the letter that Johnny Walker read

And this is what it said

Dear John

Please, Johnny, please come home

I need your love, and the kids, they gotta be fed

And John

If you don't hurry back, I'll be gone

Yes, that's what the letter said

The letter that Johnny Walker read

Dear John

Please, Johnny, please come home

I need your love, and the kids, they gotta be fed

And John

If you don't hurry back, I'll be gone