All is quiet on the southside
Like the calm before the rain
In a world full of rage now
Too many hearts full of pain

He's been talkin' to the devil now
Say a prayer for his soul
He'll put an end to this rumor
Before it ever gets told

She sits by the window
Starin' out at the road
For the headlights comin' down the street
But there's nowhere to go

Johnny's got a shotgun
It's a dangerous one
His finger sweats on the trigger now
It ain't no barrel of fun

I don't want to do it now
But you push me too far
There's no time to think it over
There'll be no change of heart

They got my name and my number
And a price on my head
They'll be listening for the thunder
And lookin' for a sea of red

Johnny's got a shotgun
Got the law in his hands
It's sawed off twelve gauge
He's a dangerous man

There's always two sides to the story
But I'm the one they'll blame
When mama reads the paper now
I hope they misspell my name, oh yeah

Johnny's got a shotgun
It's a dangerous one
His finger sweats on the trigger now
It ain't no barrel of fun

Johnny's got a shotgun
Got the law in his hands
It's sawed off twelve gauge
He's a dangerous man

Johnny's got a shotgun