Only a Lad Oingo Boingo

[Verse 1]
Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said, "If you don't get straight, you'll surely go to Hell!"
But Johnny didn't care
He was an outlaw by the time that he was ten years old
He didn't wanna do what he was told
Just a prankster - A juvenile gangster
His teachers didn't understand, they kicked him out of school
At a tender early age just because
He didn't want to learn things
Had other interests - He liked to burn things

[Verse 2]
The lady down the block
She had a radio that Johnny wanted oh-so bad
So he took it the first chance he had
And then he shot her in the leg
But this is what she said

[Chorus]
(He's only a lad) You really can't blame him
(Only a lad) Society made him
(Only a lad) He's our responsibility
Oh, oh, whoa, whoa
(Only a lad) He really couldn't help it
(Only a lad) He didn't want to do it
(Only a lad) He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused
Oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa