LYRICS: "Bennie and Johnnie" - Mat Karney
Bennie was a good girl with
a wild light deep inside
Gonna see the whole world
with her mama’s open eyes
Johnnie stood with strong
hands in the Minnesota light
Tryin’ to hold the world up
with his father’s iron eyes
Back seat full of memories
and pictures on the floor
They road the north country
breeze right through those open doors
Bennie and Johnnie
Bennie and Johnnie
Bennie and Johnnie
They found each other
laughing down highway 94
They’re fallin’ out of
Sal’s again, she said from her front porch
Past the pawn shop kids on
the Sagatagan shore
Found the same northern
wind and the bells rang out for more
Backpacks full of dreams;
flowers on the floor
Breathing out the winter
steam he pulled her in real close
Bennie and Johnnie
Bennie and Johnnie
Bennie and Johnnie
On a chapel walk together
babe, you know they burned it to the ground
Talkin’ ‘bout forever,
babe, where the aspens hold their ground
Backseat full of memories,
pictures of the Lord
They rode the north country
breeze right through the open door
Backseat full of dreams,
visions of the Lord
If you carry this weight
with me I’ll shelter you from the storm
Bennie and Johnnie
Bennie and Johnnie
