Craig David - Johnny lyrics

It's another day at school and he's
Just walking out the door
Got his rucksack on his back and
His feet dragging on the floor
Always late, but when he's questioned
He can't think of what to say
Hides the bruises from the teachers
Hoping that they go away
Even though his mom and dad they
Both got problems of their own
Caught in a catch-22 but he'd
Still rather be at home
Cries himself to sleep and prays when he
Wakes up things might have changed
But everything's still the same

(But didn't you say?) You always said
That I should speak up, mm
But it seems like all the things you said
To me before mean nothing at all because

I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
That's why I'm late for school
(But you never listen)
Instead, you always seem to end up blaming
Me for things I didn't do
(For what it's worth)
I didn't even wanna tell you anything
Incase it made things worse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey, Mom and Dad, it hurts

Every day keeps on repeating like
The record on replay
Slowly getting off the bus with
Johnny waiting at the gates
Like a friend smiling and waving and
Called him out his name
Put his arm around his neck whisper
Now gimme all your change"
Too afraid to make a scene or plead
With him to let him go
He just takes whatever coming
Feels the pain with every blow
Tries in vain to make himself be heard
As soon as he gets home
But everything's still the same

(But didn't you say?) You always said
That I should speak up, mm
But it seems like all the things you said
To me before mean nothing at all because

I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
That's why I'm late for school
(But you never listen)
Instead, you always seem to end up blaming
Me for things I didn't do
(For what it's worth)
I didn't even wanna tell you anything
Incase it made things worse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey, Mom and Dad, it hurts

You always said that I should speak up, mm
And to never be afraid to come and
Tell you if I needed to talk
(If I needed to talk, yeah)
Well, I don't know the meaning of love, mm
'Cause it seems like all the things you said
To me before mean nothing at all
(Meant nothing at all) because

I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
That's why I'm late for school
(But you never listen)
Instead, you always seem to end up blaming
Me for things I didn't do
(For what it's worth)
I didn't even wanna tell you anything
Incase it made things worse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey, Mom and Dad, it hurts
I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
That's why I'm late for school
(But you never listen)
Instead, you always seem to end up blaming
Me for things I didn't do
(For what it's worth)
I didn't even wanna tell you anything
Incase it made things worse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey, Mom and Dad, it hurts
I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
That's why I'm late for school
(But you never listen)
Instead, you always seem to end up blaming
Me for things I didn't do
(For what it's worth)
I didn't even wanna tell you anything
Incase it made things worse
(Just so you know)
Every time I say that Johnny's hitting me
Hey, Mom and Dad, it hurts