Johnny was born on a cold, cold night as the story goes. that’s the reason why Johnny was left with his heart froze. mama raised him in a loving home, teach him right from wrong. mama said love everybody, if you did, it would do no harm.
chorus: little Johnny Coldheart, why’s your heart so cold didn’t your mama teach ya, love’s worth more than gold
it didn’t take Johnny long to find that he was empty inside growin’ up’s easy for a boy you see when you got no feelings to hide all the girls liked Johnny they all thought he was bad but when they started talkin’ bout love Johnny left ‘em in a flash
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the sickness caught up with mama as she lay in bed that’s the day that ol’ Johnny realized that his mama would soon be dead on the night that mama died Johnny finally broke down and cried a stream of tears rolled down his face oh he’ll remember that day