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Johnny was a schoolboy
When he heard his first Beatles song
'Love Me Do' I think it was
And from there it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
Now he's in a rock and roll outfit
And everything's all right
Don't ya know
Johnny told his mama
Hey, Mama, I'm going away
I'm gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday
Momma came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said "Don't cry Momma,
Smile and wave goodbye."
Don't you know
[Chorus]
Don't you know
That you are a shooting star,(don't you know, don't you know)
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star
And all the world will love you
Just as long, as long as you are?
Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song
Watching the world go by
Surprising it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him
And said "Well I made the big time at last."
[Chorus]
A shooting star
[Chorus]
Johnny died one night
Died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleeping tablets
By his head
Johnny's life passed him
By like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind
You can still hear him play
Don't you know
[Chorus]
When he heard his first Beatles song
'Love Me Do' I think it was
And from there it didn't take him long
Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
Now he's in a rock and roll outfit
And everything's all right
Don't ya know
Johnny told his mama
Hey, Mama, I'm going away
I'm gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday
Momma came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said "Don't cry Momma,
Smile and wave goodbye."
Don't you know
[Chorus]
Don't you know
That you are a shooting star,(don't you know, don't you know)
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star
And all the world will love you
Just as long, as long as you are?
Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing his song
Watching the world go by
Surprising it goes so fast
Johnny looked around him
And said "Well I made the big time at last."
[Chorus]
A shooting star
[Chorus]
Johnny died one night
Died in his bed
Bottle of whiskey, sleeping tablets
By his head
Johnny's life passed him
By like a warm summer day
If you listen to the wind
You can still hear him play
Don't you know
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by jhines0042
Track duration: 06:16
"Shooting Star" as written by Paul Rodgers
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
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Despite that I think that this song is just a general comment about the self-destructive rock n roll lifestyle.
Watch (again?) "Wonderland"(2003).
A year ago, we had a string of rock star deaths the likes of which we haven't seen since the original 4 members of the "27 Club". This string of deaths started 4 days before the start of 2010 with Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan of Avenged Sevenfold, and within a span of 5 more months, the rock community lost Peter Steele (Type O Negative), Ronnie James Dio (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell), and Paul Gray (Slipknot).
This song came flashing in my mind earlier today when I discovered that former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr passed away.
I read this from wikipedia:
This song has been related to many rock stars who have also died of drug overdoses. Bad Company lead singer, Paul Rodgers, has said the song is a warning to people in the music industry and has referenced Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix in interviews when asked about the song.
"At that particular time you had Jimi Hendrix*, Janis Joplin...just a catalog of people who didn't make it, who overdosed in their beds...that was the gem of this song. It's a story and it's almost a warning." — Guitar World, April 1999.