Lyrics Papa Writes to Johnny - Gillian Welch
Papa
writes
to
Johnny
But
Johnny
can't
come
home
It's
been
too
much
time
now
Too
many
nights
on
the
road
Oh,
too
many
nights
on
the
road
Blues
on
the
table
There's
blues
every
week
Pourin'
out
of
the
coffee
pot
With
the
first
cup
of
the
day
Oh,
the
first
cup
of
the
day
Now
where
are
my
friends
When
I'm
takin'
the
heat?
Only
help
I
got
today
Was
from
a
stranger
on
the
street
Oh,
the
stranger
on
the
street
And
why
would
you
laugh
If
you
wanted
to
cry?
Why
would
you
say
things
If
you
knew
it
was
a
lie?
Oh,
you
knew
it
was
a
lie
Dark
was
the
night
The
cold
was
on
the
ground
I
couldn't
sleep
So
I
got
up
and
walked
around
Oh,
got
up
and
walked
around
And
I
walked
into
Dallas
Crying
all
the
way
Running
over
in
my
mind
Everything
I
meant
to
say
Oh,
everything
I
meant
to
say
Papa
writes
to
Johnny
But
Johnny
can't
come
home
It's
been
too
much
time
now
Too
many
nights
on
the
road
Oh,
too
many
nights
on
the
road
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