Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
(spoken)
John Lennon.....
Dear disillusioned boy
Who taught you to destroy
Everything that's beautiful
Everything that shines
You're the monster underneath your bed and I'll
I'll give you 1 warning shot, I'll give you 2 warning shots
I'll give you 3 warning shots to the head
I know you
I give Lucifer his due
He promised you you'd be legit
But everybody thinks you're shit
I hope every dream you dream, you dream in red and I'll
I'll give you 1 warning shot, I'll give you 2 warning shots
I'll give you 3 warning shots to the head
Yeah you caught Johnny-on-the-spot
But no one gives you a second thought and I'll
I'll give you 3 warning shots to the head
Standing on a New York sidewalk with a loaded gun
Mommies depressed little joy
Holden Caulfield's stable-boy
Hey come on wake up you sleepy head, and I'll give you
I'll give you 1 warning shot, I'll give you 2 warning shots
I'll give you 3 warning shots to the head
You got empty brain and crazy thoughts
'The voices' had you tied in knots and I'll
I'll give you 3 warning shots to the head
When Springfield was told by Songfacts they’d heard he wrote this song about his anger about John Lennon being shot in 1980, he responded:
Well, I was still angry. But also I was upset that the guy who shot him – there was some talk of him maybe being paroled or something. And I didn’t want that. S...