Youth asylum - little johnny
(itand's gonna be a brighter day...)
I know itand's gonna be a brighter day
cuz little johnny was born today
and heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way, a better way...)
Lookinand' in his mamaand's eyes
all he sees is the tears she cries
donand't have a clue what really lies ahead (oh, no...)
is he gonna have to find his way
cuz guns n drugs r gettingand' carried away
these are things that keep runninand' through mamaand's head...
(no, no, no, no, no, no, no...)
I know itand's gonna be a brighter day
cuz little johnny was born today
and heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way...) (y.a., help me sing...)
heand's gonna need a little time to grow
but little johnnyand's got tomorrow
and i know, heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way, a better way...) (y.a., help me sing...)
Now listen as the siren goes by
itand's another motherand's turn to cry
oh why, did we ever let the world turn so cold
(so cold, so cold...)
well i know johnnyand's gonna make a change
he knows the road heand's got to rearrange
to make it better for his kids when he gets old
(no, no, no, no, no, no, no...)
I know itand's gonna be a brighter day
cuz little johnny was born today
and heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way, a better way...) (y.a., help me sing...)
heand's gonna need a little time to grow (ooh yea, ooh yea...)
but little johnnyand's got tomorrow
and i know, heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way, a better way...) (y.a., help me...)
Howand'd we ever let the world turn so cold
people fightinand' and killinand' at twelve years old
donand't you dare let the devil steal your soul
take you from the light and put you in control
play you for a fool
and send you up in your school
blastinand' guns and having kids on the run
then you take your own life
but you canand't hide
cuz now you find yourself face to face with god
go back and rewind, itand's a new day
so we can do it a better way
weand've gotta get it right for the sake of little johnny
cuz today, he looked into the eyes of his mama
This goes out to all the children that lost their lives through the senseless violence
at columbine high school in colorado
heritage high in georgia
heath high school in kentucky
pearl high in mississippi,
the west side middle school in arkansas
from south central to harlem world, one love
I know itand's gonna be a brighter day
cuz little johnny was born today
and heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way, a better way...) (y.a., help me sing...)
heand's gonna need a little time to grow (ooh yea, ooh yea...)
but little johnnyand's got tomorrow
and i know, heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(a better way, a better way...) (y.a., help me sing...)
I know itand's gonna be a brighter day
cuz little johnny was born today
and heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
(y.a., help me sing...)
heand's gonna need a little time to grow (a time to grow...)
but little johnnyand's got tomorrow
and i know, heand's gonna be the one to find us a better way
Will you help me...
