And I know that you would hate him
And I know that you would hate me
But I must have cast them all on stony ground
Where the sun no longer shines
First prize exhibit and all down to good spirit

And stayed behind to find out how to make a garden grow
This was a 'Johnny Come Lately'

Where the sun no longer shines
To find out how to make a garden grow
He was a 'Johnny Come Lately'
He was a 'Johnny Come Lately'
If I told you that I made some time and stayed behind

And I know that you would hate me
He assured me that the seeds you sold were sound
If I envied the things that he spoke of

If you'd seen his botanical leanings
I must have asked too many questions D
He was a 'Johnny Come Lately'
If I asked too many questions and I stayed behind

To find out how to make a garden grow
And I know that you would hate me
If I told you that I made some time and stayed behind
You could have been here, wishing you were here
But he never ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil
And now, the sun won't shine

How I envied the things that he thought of
He was a 'Johnny Come Lately'
To find out how to make a garden grow
And I know that you would hate me
He didn't need us, just tempted and teased us
But he never ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil