New Kid In Town

Lyrics: Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J D Souther
Music: Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J D Souther

Played by J D Souther with Bob Weir & Wolf Bros during their run of shows in April 2023 at the Guild Theatre, Menlo Park

There's talk on the street it sounds so familiar
Great expectations, everybody's watching you
People you meet they all seem to know you
Even your old friends treat you like you're something new

Johnny come lately
The new kid in town
Everybody loves you
So don't let them down

You look in her eyes, the music begins to play
Hopeless romantics, here we go again
But after awhile you're looking the other way
It's those restless hearts that never mend

Johnny come lately
The new kid in town
Will she still love you
When you're not around

There's so many things you should have told her
But night after night you're willing to hold her, just hold her
Tears on your shoulder

There's talk on the street, it's there to remind you
That it doesn't really matter which side you're on
Now you're walking away and they're talking behind you
They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes along

So where you been lately
There's a new kid in town
Everybody loves him don't they
And he's holding her and you're still around
But there's a new kid in town
Just another new kid in town

Well there's always a new kid in town