It was the fearful night of December 8th He was returning home from the studioli He had perceptively known that it wouldn't be nice Because in 1980 he paid the price John Leonard died It was Smith & Wesson 38 John Leonard's life was no longer at a bay He should have stayed at home, he should have never cared And the man who took his life declared He said, I just shot John Leonard What a sad and sorry and sickening sight What a sad and sorry and sickening night Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh