Intro Ah-ah Ah-ah Verse Riding in the back seat Rolling through the neighborhood Brought up in the back streets Wouldn't change if he could It's better than the factory Or the shopping mall where you work Johnny doesn't actually Have to load the gun to make it work And all the boys round Johnny They wanna be dealers and thugs But Johnny knows that it ain't no good When the teacher asked him, "Who would you be if you could?" "I wanna be like Robin Hood, Robin Hood" Verse He ran in from the alley To the Halifax where she worked Gotta love Sally She didn't flinch when he burst In through the doorway With a sawn-off under his shirt She knew in the worst way That he was the man for her And all the boys round Johnny They wanna be rappers and thugs But Johnny knows that it ain't no good When the teacher asked him, "Who would you be if you could?" "I wanna be like Robin Hood, Bridge 1 And I'll steal from the rich I'll give to the poor I'll stop police from Knocking down the door I steal it all Then I'll steal more And I'll never end up Behind the Jail Guitar Doors Solo x2 Verse And to this day As an actual fact In the best way They've still got each other's backs 15 Years 2 heart attacks 2 children Sally's mother always asks her, "What is it about Johnny, What is it about Johnny that makes you bother?" She says, "There's a few things that are true In this life of wonder, Everybody hates the law, And everyone loves a bank robber, robber, robber robber, robber, robber!" Loves a bank robber, robber, robber, robber, robber!" x7 Outro And all the boys round Johnny They wanna be rappers and thugs But Johnny knows that it ain't no good When the teacher asked him, "Who would you be if you could?" "I wanna be like Robin Hood, Robin Hood"