Johnny Cash Is Dead
By Will Saulsbery


Sorry if I get off track
But Dave just called to tell me Johnny Cash is dead
Johnny Cash is dead
No matter how many times I say the words
I can’t bring myself to believe
Johnny Cash is dead
No, I didn’t cry, cos I never do
But this is the first time I’ve felt like it
In a long time
And I can’t come on out tonight
Cos Dave and I are gonna move down the middle of Broadway
On over to East Side
They’re spinnin’ nothin’ but Cash all night long
Cos Johnny Cash is dead
This will probably be the first time
Barry and I don’t drink and talk about Westerberg
Or Dylan or Townes
Cos Johnny Cash is dead
I call and we’ll talk next week or sometime after
But tonight I gotta go to the bar
And sing all night long
Till the dark gives way to dawn
Cos Johnny Cash is dead

- Will Saulsbery