Never Giving Up
copyright 1998 Doug Kidder

Little Johnny was a runaway mind made up to beat it
And he thought that there would come a day everything would roll his way
He didn't know how hard it'd be things he took for granted
Dream at night about his family that he never thought he'd see again

Taking all the chances
Adopt an image that enhances
He put it on the line tonight

Johnny's hanging with a real bad crowd says they're better than his family
Hit a liquor store outside of town got to have some spending money
Pulled a couple jobs with loaded guns says he didn't have a choice
Got some twenties and a bunch of ones shot a clerk in the get-away

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Nothings going to stop him
And he walks along beside them
And he's playing like he's so cool
Johnny's breaking every rule

Say goodbye to the innocence 
Cross the line when they jump the fence
You hope and pray when they walk away
They'll know - how to go

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Never giving up you know you'll
Never giving up you know you'll
Never giving up till you lose them

Saw the paper with his photograph guess he must have went mad
After hearing someone start to laugh trouble coming to an end
They say he died from a gun shot wound drug deal that went bad
Big John bit it and he met his doom sure fired destiny

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