Shooting Star
Bang! (JuicyLemon.co.uk) Lyrics

Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles song
Johnny was introduced to the Beatles while he was still in school

Love Me Do, I think it was and from there it didn't take him long
Johnny quickly fell in love with the Beatles' music since the first song he heard was likely Love Me Do

Got himself a guitar, used to play every night
Johnny started playing guitar every night

Now he's in a rock & roll outfit, and everything's all right
Johnny's band is now a rock band and he's happy with his life

Don't you know?
A rhetorical question that implies the importance of the following lines

Johnny told his Momma, Hey Momma I'm goin' away
Johnny tells his mother that he's leaving to pursue his music dreams

I'm gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star someday
Johnny is confident that he'll achieve success and become famous

Momma came to the door with a tear drop in her eye
Johnny's mother is sad that he's leaving

Johnny said, Don't cry Momma smile & wave goodbye
Johnny comforts his mother and tells her to be happy for him

Don't you know, yeah, yeah
Reiteration of the previous rhetorical question

Don't you know that you are a shooting star
You have the ability to be successful and famous, like a shooting star that briefly shines bright

Johnny made a record, went straight up to number one
Johnny achieved success with his first record that became a number one hit

Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song
Johnny became popular and people loved hearing him sing

Watching the world go by, surprisin' it goes so fast
Reflecting on how fast time passes

Johnny looked around him and said, Well, I made the big time at last
Johnny is proud that he finally made it big

Don't you know, woah yeah
Reiteration of the previous rhetorical question

Johnny died one night, died in his bed
Johnny died one night while he was in bed

Bottle of whiskey, sleepin' tablets by his head
There were whiskey and sleeping pills near Johnny's bed

Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day
Johnny's life went by quickly like the passing of a summer day

If you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play
Johnny's music lives on after his death

Woah...
A vocalization that expresses grief

Don't you know
Final reiteration of the rhetorical question

Don't you know you are a shooting star
Final assertion that the listener has the potential for success and fame

(improvise)
The singer is encouraged to improvise during this part of the song

(Lead guitar fills in background)
An instruction for the lead guitar to play a fill in the background