Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary

Johnny's always running around

trying to find certainty

he needs all the world to confirm

that he ain't lonely;

Mary counts the walls

knows he tires easily

Johnny thinks the world would be right

if it could buy truth from him;

Mary says he changes his mind

more than a woman

but she made her bed

even when the chance was slim

Johnny says he's willing to learn

when he decides he's a fool

Johnny says he'll live anywhere

when he earns time to;

Mary combs her hair

says she should be used to it

Mary always hedges her bets

she never knows what to think

she says that he still acts like he's

being discovered

scared that he'll be caught

without a second thought

running around

Johnny feels he's wasting his breath

trying to talk sense to her;

Mary says he's lacking a real

sense of proportion

so she combs her hair

Knows he tires easily

Johnny's always running around

trying to find certainty

he needs all the world to confirm

that he ain't lonely;

Mary counts the walls

knows he tires easily

Johnny's always running around

running around