While good people work to make the world a little better each day, I have ai write sad country songs about Johntay Cook. The chorus is pretty good.
The Legend of Johntay
(A Sad Country Ballad)
(Verse 1)
He was a five-star kid from a two-light town,
Ran like the wind, never let ‘em down.
Friday night lights, he was the king,
Signed that letter, heard the stadium sing.
(Verse 2)
First fall camp, he was flyin’ high,
Coach caught wind of a little white lie.
Told him “Son, you best be straight,”
But two bad choices sealed his fate.
(Chorus)
Oh, Johntay, where’d you go?
You had the world, now you’re all alone.
Dropped the ball, ran the wrong route,
Now the whole damn town don’t talk about
The legend of Johntay, oh, how he fell,
From the fifty-yard line to a county jail.
(Verse 3)
Packed his bags, tried again,
New school, new town, same old sin.
Two damn days, same sad song,
Coach shook his head, said, “Boy, move on.”
(Verse 4)
One night, broke and all outta hope,
Took what he could from the corner store.
Next thing he knew, he was in that cell,
Mama cried hard, said, “Boy, this ain’t hell… yet.”
(Chorus)
Oh, Johntay, where’d you go?
You had the world, now you’re all alone.
Dropped the ball, ran the wrong route,
Now the whole damn town don’t talk about
The legend of Johntay, oh, how he fell,
From the fifty-yard line to a county jail.
(Bridge)
Then came the weed, just a little escape,
Smoked one hit, lost the rest of his fate.
Called his boys, but they wouldn’t come,
Guess legends don’t last when the game is done.
(Chorus – Slow & Sad)
Oh, Johntay, where’d you go?
You had the world, now you’re all alone.
Dropped the ball, ran the wrong route,
Now the whole damn town don’t talk about
The legend of Johntay, oh, how he fell,
From the fifty-yard line to a county jail.
(Outro – Soft and Fading)
Now he sits on a front porch step,
Watchin’ the world forget he left.
Once a name in the lights so bright,
Now just a whisper in the Friday night.