Shooting Star

Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatles song

Love Me Do, I think it was, from there it didn't take him long

Got himself a guitar, used to play every night

Now he's in a rock and roll outfit and everything's allright

Don't you know

Johnny told his mama, "Hey, Mama I'm goin' away

I'm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star some day"

Mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye

Johnny said, "Don't cry Mama, smile and wave goodbye"

Don't you know

Don't you know that you are a shooting star

And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are

Johnny made a record, went straight up to number one

Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song

Watching the world go by, sometimes it can go so fast

Johnny looked around him and said, "Damn I made the big time at last"

Don't you know

Don't you know that you are a shooting star

And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are

A shooting star. . .

Johnny died one night, died in his bed

Bottle o' whiskey, sleeping tablets by his head

Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day

And if you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play

Don't you know

Don't you know that you are a shooting star

And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are

A shooting star. . .