Down on Pico, a on leave a tattoo parlor, rolls up his sleeve. Man his money, says, "What's it gonna be?" Kid says, "A big red heart, 'Forever Marie'." He'll want to change it in a year or two. But now it him happy so what can you do?
later, man says, "It's all done." Sailor takes a look and says, "This the one. You Martha, but her name is Marie." The man says, "Yeah, this on me. Here's your money, I'm about it but had a lot on my mind that just won't quit."
American hearts, souls, living on rock and roll. the radio up, cruising with your friends. Tomorrow work, we'll do it all again. just American hearts, American souls, living on rock and roll. Life ain't easy, but it's always alright. And Johnny got a new tonight.
Well, long-distance to his Marie says, "You'll never guess what to me." the story, every word. Marie starts at the tales she's heard. She says, "That's all right, you did no harm. It's in your heart, not the heart on your arm."
A new tonight...
Well, things out just according to plan. You see came back to the tattoo man. in the doorway in a haze of smoke she said, "I hadda home before you went flat broke. Reading my all around on every poor sailor new in town."
hearts, American souls, living on rock and roll. Turn the radio up, cruising with friends. after work, we'll do it all again. We're American hearts, American souls, living for American and roll. Life ain't always easy, but it's always for a wanna-be with his jeans on tight.
He got a new tattoo... Johnny... Johnny... got a new tattoo.