Brown Nose Johnson Blues

[Verse] Brown Nose Johnson played all night In the Mississippi twilight Whiskey bottle by his side Women dancing in the moonlight [Verse 2] Strings of sorrow strings of joy He was just a poor boy Born in Noxubee County's dust In his music he put his trust [Chorus] Oh Brown Nose Johnson sang the blues Paid his dues in old bar rooms Lived a life of song and sin That’s the way it’s always been [Verse 3] Hit the road at seventeen Chasing down a broken dream Whiskey women rock and roll He poured his heart into his soul [Bridge] Legends grow where shadows fall In the night he gave his all Every note and every chord Spoke the truth he couldn’t afford [Verse 4] Brown Nose Johnson played it right Through the pain and through the night From dusk till dawn soul and strife Music was his only life