Happy Birthday, Johnny Lyrics - St. Vincent

Remember one Christmas I gave you Jim Carroll 

Intended it as a cautionary tale 

You said you saw yourself inside there 

Dog-eared it like a how-to manual 

Remember one summer we walked in Times Square 

I showed you the zombies with hundred inch stares 

You took a Bic, set your hotel on fire 

We took the blame, took the bags to the train 

Happy Birthday Johnny 

Wherever you are 

Happy Birthday Johnny 

Wherever you are 

The last time you called it was on New Year's Eve 

You asked me for dough to get somethin' to eat 

Since we last spoke you live on the street 

Yeah, I wouldn't believe all the shit that you seen 

Happy New Year Johnny 

Is it 23 

Happy New Year Johnny 

Are the lights on the trees? 

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I said "Let me think" and you yelled through your teeth 

Accused me of actin' like all royalty 

Always for show no true charity 

You saw me on magazines and TV 

But if they only knew the real version of me 

Only you know the secrets, the swamp, and the fear 

What happened to blood, our family? 

Annie, how could you do this to me? 

Of course, I blame me 

When you get free, Johnny 

I hope you find peace 

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