SEARCH HERE: BROWSE 409412 LYRICS BY ARTIST/BAND NAME: #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SITE MENU Last Updates Request Lyrics Submit / Correct Popularity Charts VISITORS Login / Register Your Thoughts My Playlists [ More John Hiatt lyrics ] add to playlist     see a mistake?    comment Artist/Band: John Hiatt Lyrics for Song: The Night That Kenny Died Lyrics for Album: Slug Line [1979] He was the kind of kid you did not want to sit by He kept his boogers in his desk he wore a neck tie And he never washed his hair You wished he wasn't there But everybody cried The night that Kenny died Everybody cried The night that Kenny died It was so touching all the girls that would not touch him He drew their pictures in his books I used to watch him And then he'd pick his nose And wipe it on his clothes But everybody cried The night that Kenny died Everybody cried The night that Kenny died Died on a motorcycle We never understood That he was holdin' on tight Through the middle of the night Starin' at a [?] It seemed so spooky that the nerd we all detested Would die so gloriously and so unexpected A wonderful guy God knows They kept the casket closed And everybody cried The night that Kenny died Everybody cried The night that Kenny died And everybody cried The night that Kenny died Everybody cried The night that Kenny died And everybody cried The night that Kenny died Everybody cried The night that Kenny died And everybody cried The night that Kenny died Everybody cried The night that Kenny died Album Lyrics: Slug Line [1979] John Hiatt "Slug Line [1979]" 1. (No More) Dancing In The Street 2. Long Night 3. Madonna Road 4. Sharon's Got A Drug Store 5. The Negroes Were Dancing 6. The Night That Kenny Died 7. You Used To Kiss The Girls 8. You're My Love Interest