It was black, it was always black And no one really gave two craps It was skinny and it was always dark No one ever knew it would go this far Her hands, she was always wringing her hands And worrying about the strangest thing There are friends and then there are friends Most of the time you can't tell where one ends and one begins Johnny's dead and I know why He stuck a needle in his eye Johnny's dead but I couldn't cry 'Cause Johnny always seemed ready ready, ready It was hot and it hurt like hell He sang his song just like breaking a bell Her wrist it still has a scar Where he cigarette burned her in her own car There was lust and some kind of love But we were all so fucked up He lied when he said he was ok But he had possession over his own judgment day Johnny's dead and I know why He stuck a needle in his eye Johnny's dead but I couldn't cry 'Cause Johnny always seemed ready ready, ready, ready