johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first beatles song love me do i think it was and from then it didn t take him long got himself a guitar used to play every night now he s in a rock n roll outfit and everything s alright don t you know johnny told his mama hey mama i m goin away gonna hit the big time gonna be a big star someday mama came to the door with a teardrop in her eye johnny said don t cry mama smiled and wave goodbye don t you know yeah don t you know that you are a shooting star don t you know don t you know don t you know that you are a shooting star and all the world will love you just as long as long as you are johnny made a record went straight up to number one suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song watchin the world go by surprisin it goes so fast johnny looked around him and said well i made the big time at last don t you know don t you know don t you know that you are a shooting star don t you know whoa yeah don t you know that you are a shooting star and all the world will love you just as long as long as you are a shooting star don t you know that you are a shooting star don t you know don t you know that you are a shooting star and all the world will love you just as long as long as you are johnny died one night died in his bed bottle of whisky sleeping tablets by his head johnny s life passed him by like a warm summer day if you listen to the wind you can still hear him play don t you know that you are a shooting star don t you know don t you know don t you know that you are a shooting star don t you know don t you know that you are a shooting star don t you know 