Down on Pico, a on leave finds a parlor, rolls up his sleeve. Man takes his money, says, "What's it be?" Kid says, "A big red heart, 'Forever Marie'." He'll probably to change it in a year or two. But now it makes him 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 I've had a lot on my that just won't quit."
American hearts, souls, on American rock and roll. Turn the radio up, cruising your friends. after work, we'll do it all again. We're American hearts, American souls, living on rock and roll. Life ain't always easy, but it's alright. And Johnny got a new tonight.
Well, long-distance to his Marie says, "You'll never what happened to me." the story, every word. Marie laughing 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 worked out according to plan. You see Martha came back to the man. Standing in the in a haze of smoke she said, "I hadda come home before you went broke. Reading my name all on every poor sailor new in town."
hearts, American souls, living on rock and roll. Turn the radio up, cruising with friends. Tomorrow work, we'll do it all again. We're just American hearts, souls, living for rock and roll. Life ain't always easy, but it's alright for a wanna-be Brando with his on tight.
He got a new tattoo... Johnny... Johnny... got a new tattoo.