Faraway run, run Johnny, faraway
faraway run, run Johnny, faraway
but not today, not tomorrow or any other day
will you find a solution if you only run away

Now I wanna sing a song
of a good old friend of mine
yes, the time we spent together was real fine
years ago he had a girl and she said,
Johnny go away
and he tried to solve this problem
with twenty beers a day
twenty beers a day

Johnny found his own world in his room alone
he built a wall around his heart, made of stone
many tomes I called by,
I said "Johnny take my hand"
he just reached another beer
he lost his job, maybe his friend
he lost his job, maybe his friend.