JOHNNY'S DADDY WAS TAKIN' HIM FISHIN'
WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD
A LITTLE GIRL CAME THROUGH THE FRONT GATE
HOLDIN' A FISHING POLE
HIS DAD LOOKED DOWN AND SMILED, SAID
WE CAN'T LEAVE HER BEHIND
SON I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT HER TO GO
SOMEDAY YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND - AND JOHNNY SAID

TAKE JIMMY JOHNSON, TAKE TOMMY THOMPSON
TAKE MY BEST FRIEND BO
TAKE ANYBODY THAT YOU WANT
AS LONG AS SHE DON'T GO
TAKE ANY BOY IN THE WORLD,
DADDY PLEASE DON'T TAKE THE GIRL

SAME OL' BOY, SAME SWEET GIRL
TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD
HE HELD HER TIGHT AND KISSES HER LIPS
IN FRONT OF THE PICTURE SHOW
STRANGER CAME AND PULLED A GUN
GRABBED HER BY THE ARM
SAID "IF YOU DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO,
THERE WON'T BE ANY HARM - AND JOHNNY SAID
TAKE MY MONEY, TAKE MY WALLET, TAKE MY CREDIT CARDS
HERE'S THE WATCH THAT MY GRANDPA GAVE ME
HERE THE KEY TO MY CAR
MISTER GIVE IT A WHIRL, BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE THE GIRL
SAME OL' BOY, SAME SWEET GIRL, FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD
THERE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE ONE, AND SHE SAID ITS TIME TO GO
DOCTOR SAYS THE BABY'S FINE, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE
'CAUSE HIS MAMA'S FADING FAST AND JOHNNY HIT HIS KNEES
AND THEN HE PRAYED

TAKE THE VERY BREATH YOU GAVE ME,
TAKE THE HEART FROM MY CHEST
I'LL GLADLY TAKE HER PLACE,
IF YOU'LL LET ME MAKE THIS MY LAST REQUEST
TAKE ME OUT OF THIS WORLD,
GOD PLEASE DON'T TAKE THE GIRL
JOHNNY'S DADDY WAS TAKING HIM FISHING
WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD