With a will of iron and a heart of gold and a life he did not choose
  He'd hold his head up high and proud beaten black and blue
  A shot of whiskey down his gullet and a bottle in his hand
  Thrust into a world that would never understand
  Oh Johnny look at, look at what you've done
  Chose life with the bottle and threw away your love
  Hey Johnny did you, did you lose your way
  Never knew the price you'd pay
  Look away, look away, look away your irish flag
  There's a war, there's a war, there's a war inside yourself
  Look away, look away, look away while you still can
  At war with a world that would never understand
  Johnny had himself a love that he planned to make his wife
  Who through it all whether right or wrong was always by his side
  Then in a fit of rage, he raised his hand up to her face
  She dried off her tears then she turned and walked away