Johnny comes to town With his shoes turned out Saying things are looking up He’s on the street With his eyes gone wild He speaks with the voice of a child When you see me You pass me by You don’t hear me You pass me by No roof and the rains have come He says he lives in the sun He light a candle and he’ll tell you why He needs the width of the sky When you see me You pass me by You don’t hear me You pass me by If you meet me somewhere out there Don’t you ever pass me by If you see me waiting out there Don’t you ever pass me by He is sometimes here and often gone Who knows which road he is on Stay sad and hold up proof Which one is sure of the truth When you see me You pass me by You don’t hear me You pass me by If you meet me somewhere out there Don’t you ever pass me by If you see me waiting out there Don’t you ever pass me by If you meet me somewhere out there Don’t you ever pass me by If you see me waiting out there Don’t you ever pass me by