Walk of lifedire straitshere comes johnny singing oldies, goldiesbe-bop-a-lula, baby what i sayhere comes johnny singing i gotta womandown in the tunnels, trying to make it payhe got the action, he got the motionyeah, the boy can playdedication devotionturning all the night time into the dayhe do the song about the sweet lovin' womanhe do the song about the knifehe do the walk, he do the walk of lifehere comes johnny and he'll tell you the storyhand me down mu walkin' shoeshere come johnny with the power and the glorybackbeat the talkin' blueshe got the action, he got the motionyeah, the boy can playdedication devotionturning all the night time into the dayhe do the song about the sweet lovin' womanhe do the song about the knifehe do the walk, he do the walk of lifehere comes johnny singing oldies, goldiesbe-bop-a-lula, baby what i sayhere comes johnny singing i gotta womandown in the tunnels, trying to make it payhe got the action, he got the motionyeah the boy can playdedication devotionturning all the night time into the dayand after all the violence and double talkthere's just a song in the trouble and the strifeyou do the walk, you do the walk of life