Locked him up back in '69 on clear Kentucky shine Then again in '87, cornbread, smoke fed The Marion county line, it is time, he did his time Thirteen of twenty served and that far outweighed his crime He came back a wiser man, he came back to do what he'd do He'd do it every time, it is time, he did his time When they came bustin' in last year Like a smoke ring he's up and gone But he wouldn't have to go too far When the folks 'round here They don't trust no law, no way Hey run, Johnny, run, hey run, Johnny run Hey now run now, run Johnny run A man's worries' all he's got, a man's law don't mean a damn To the down home southern folk who live by the law of the land Now Uncle Sam gets their land, it's our land No one knows who you're talkin' 'bout, no one's seen they've all gone blind Knowin' he'll be back some day to do what he'd do, what he'd do He'd do it every time, it is time, no more time And they're still chasin' down old ghosts And they're still askin' on deaf ears But he wouldn't have to go too far When the folks 'round here They don't trust no law, no way Hey run, Johnny, run, hey run, Johnny run Hey now run now, run Johnny run Never mind no song, keep your head down, boy Run, Johnny run You can rest at my place when the day is done Hey now run Johnny, run now run, Johnny run Hey now run now, run Johnny run Never mind no song, keep your head down, boy Run, Johnny run You can rest at my place when the day is done