Johnny Come Lately lyrics
by Catatonia



I'm sorry you couldn't make itYou could have seen him, so weathered and datedAnd I know that you would hate himIf you'd seen his botanical leaningsFirst prize exhibit and all down to good spiritHe was a Johnny Come LatelyAnd I know that you would hate meIf I envied the things that he spoke ofHow I envied the things that he thought ofHe was a Johnny Come LatelyAnd I know that you would hate meIf I told you that I made some time and stayed behindTo find out how to make a garden growBut he never ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken soilHe didn't need us, just tempted us and teased usYou could have been here, wishing you were hereHe was a Johnny Come LatelyAnd I know that you would hate meHe was a Johnny Come LatelyAnd I know that you would hate meIf I told you that I made some time and stayed behindTo find out how to make a garden growWhere the sun no longer shinesHe assured me that the seeds you sold were soundBut I must have cast them all on stony groundAnd now the sun won't shineI must have asked too many questionsAnd stayed behind to find out how to make a garden growBut he never gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil