Johnny was the girl who lived next door I've known her, I guess, ten years or more Johnny wrote me a note one day And this is what she had to say Jimmy, please say you'll wait for me I'll grow up some day, you'll see Saving all my kisses just for you Signed with love forever true Slowly I read her note once more I went over to the house next door Her teardrops fell like rain that day When I told Johnny what I had to say Johnny, Johnny, please don't cry You'll forget me by and by You're just fifty, I'm twenty-two And Johnny, I just can't wait for you Soon I left our little hometown Got me a job and tried to settle down But these words kept haunting my memory The words that Johnny said to me Jimmy, please say you'll wait for me I'll grow up some day, you'll see Saving all my kisses just for you Signed with love forever true I packed my clothes and I caught a plane I had to see Johnny, I had to explain How my heart was filled with her memories And asked my Johnny if she'd marry me I ran all the way to the house next door Things weren't like they were before My teardrops fell like rain that day When I heard what Johnny had to say Jimmy, Jimmy, please don't cry You'll forget me by and by It's been five years since you've been gone And Jimmy, I married your best friend John