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Johnny C. Lately - Songwriter

by Johnny C. Lately

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Somebody's Gonna Get Killed 05:15
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A honky tonk on a Saturday night. Things are right for a bar-room fight. Sex and alcohol are in the air. Somebody’s man walks through the door. Somebody’s woman ain’t his woman no more, And some other guy, well, he just don’t care. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna lose their life. Somebody’s gonna gain a wife. And somebody’s gonna find out what it takes, to make a big mistake. The politics of religion in school, gonna make for a high-stakes fool. Creation ain’t science anyway. Furthering our understanding - the State of Kansas notwithstanding, The Flying Spaghetti Monster will take us away. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna burn a book. Somebody’s not as dumb as they look. And somebody’s gonna find out just what it takes. To make a big mistake. Black and white, yellow and brown. Different faces all over town. Everybody’s an “outsider” someplace. Leave it to man to resort to his tricks. Just call it “mammalian politics.” There ain’t no such thing as race, except the human race. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna have to learn to get along. Somebody’s gonna have to right the wrong. And somebody’s gonna have to learn what it takes. Not to make the same mistake. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna get killed. Somebody’s gonna get killed.
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I Watch the Painted Ponies Run 04:27
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I watch the painted ponies run. I watch the painted ponies run. They go round and round but there’s no end to be found. I watch the painted ponies run. And I threw a coin in a wishin’ well. I threw a coin in a wishin’ well. Ain’t no way to tell, just how far it fell. I threw a coin in a wishin’ well. And I hitched a ride on a fallin’ star. And I hitched a ride on a fallin’ star. Ain't nothin’ like bein’ lost to find out where you are. I hitched a ride on a fallin’ star. I had a monkey on my back. I had a monkey on my back. I didn’t have to quit, I just got used to it. I had a monkey on my back. I got lucky in the end. I got lucky in the end. Cause you ain’t long to stay, if you gamble your life away. I got lucky in the end. I watch the painted ponies run. I watch the painted ponies run. You can place your bet and see how far you get. I watch the painted ponies run.

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Bits and pieces, out-takes, old songs, new songs, something for everyone.

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released May 8, 2020

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Johnny C. Lately Texas

Johnny C. Lately has been one of the mainstays of the Northeast Texas songwriters scene for over 35 years.

He plays original songs based on his personal experience which explore the themes of Life, Death, Love and Laughter and throws in a few timeless cover songs to season the mix.

Originals, Roots, Black Dirt Country and Delta Blues ... more

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