Johnny B. be Good to Me, Tonight

Story Behind The Song

This is a tribute to all the performers and songwriters who have made our music the way it is today. Even if Johnny B. is fictitious

Song Description

This is a story of a young man coming of age, hearing rock and roll for the first time on a hot July night. He is awe struck by the mastery of the guitar player. Later the young man finds himself stuck in a dead end job and quits to follow his dream and be a guitar player. After becoming a guitar player in a country band the young man hears of the death of his idol, and plays for him from then on.

Song Length 2:36 Genre Country - Rockabilly, Country - Honky Tonk
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood In High Spirits, Cheerful Subject Musician, Famous People
Similar Artists Travis Tritt, Tim Mcgraw Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Mac Light
Vibrant Pop, Exciting Country, World Class Songs for World Class Singers
10654 Corte Sierra St.
Las Vegas, NV 89183
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Johnny B. be Good to Me, Tonight
Words and Music
by
Mac Light

Late July, hot as a comet?s tail, drove all day to hear him wail
He had a song so sad it could leave a scar
When he made is scream through that old guitar
It was heaven on earth for a kid like me, to find rock and roll and Johnny B.

Chorus
Johnny B. be Good to me, Tonight
Plug it in crank it up, hold on tight
Play it raw, ?til the break of dawn and rock this place all night long
Johnny B. be Good to me, Tonight

On my own about a year of so, got a nine to five in a grocery store
I was workin? nights and sleepin? day
I was killin? myself and goin? no place
?Til the night I quit just to get myself free and to play guitar like Johnny B.

Chorus

On the road, at a one night stand, playin? guitar in a country band
I heard the news, he was gone for good
It was there and then I understood
He was up in heaven lookin? down on me so I said a prayer for Johnny B.

Chorus

© Copyright, Mac Light, 2006

Lyrics Mac Light Music Mac Light
Producer Ken Stacey Performance Ken Stacey

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