When he was young Johnny loved the song And he would move his fingers all day long He knew the difference in real or fake And if he played it there was no mistake Johnny's just a guitar player Johnny's just a guitar player Doesn't matter what he planned Johnny's just a guitar player His friends told him he was gonna go far With record wheels and a nice guitar The people loved it when he hit up the stage The bigger numbers meant a smaller cage Johnny's just a guitar player Johnny's just a guitar player Doesn't matter what he planned Johnny's just a guitar player He walked around in his only space And never visioned he could lose his place Woke in the morning and he couldn't play Began to wish he'd gone another way Johnny's just a guitar player Johnny's just a guitar player Doesn't matter what he planned Johnny's just a guitar player