John Akers

Lyrics

One, two, one, two, three, hey
You know that we all liked Johnny
But I knew he could never fall in love
Couldn't be sure it's right to hold her tight
And tell her she's the one he dreamed of
Because when it came to women
He had an excuse for every one
He never knew exactly who to choose
So he'd end it all before it begun

And his indecision left most everyone quite amazed
When deciding on what's for breakfast
Could go on for days and days
And when he couldn't make his mind up
A lot of folks would take with great mistrust
But those who knew him well could tell you
That Johnny used to always think too much
You know it

He carried 'round tapes and notebooks
Documented everything we said
Diagrammed every sentence
Every reference thoroughly investigated
He'd spend all day researching
Just so he could prove where we were wrong
Showing us quotes and facts
Pointing out all our ignorance and logical flaws
And I tried to tell him
Boy, some things you can't control
You can't explain why some stones gather moss
And some stones like to roll
Yet he disagreed politely
Reminding me that love is just a crutch
Which left me shaking my head laughing
Cause Johnny used to always think too much
(There's something wrong with that boy)

Yeah! Oh, yeah
You know what I'm talking about
(a little piano squeezer for ya)

Yeah
You know that we all liked Johnny
He was kinda delicate and light
He always backed down easy
Said"I'm sorry" never put up much of a fight
But one night he called my number
Right away I knew something was up
He didn't whine or whisper
I could hear him shouting at the top of his lungs

He said"I found a woman
Lord, she makes me feel so alive
You might not see me for days
In fact, I gotta nix our plans for tonight"
And as I dropped the phone I stood there
Wondering at the power of a woman's touch
Though I still scarcely believe it
Cause Johnny used to always think too much
(Now he don't think at all)

Oh, yeah
Johnny used to always think too much