Got fed up with his life so he left to
Start his life anew
Grabbed his dog and ditched his family job and house
Headed west and out of view
With just the clothes and fur on their backs
Down the highway they flew
Stopped at a convenience store
Grabbed some dog food for two
Oh... Johnny and Rex
They ran out of cash so they started to
Plan their spree of crime
Have Rex attack and Johnny get the goods
They'd escape just in time
Across the land they hit place after place
Got all the stuff they could
But they got bad luck, got cornered by the cops
So they fled into the woods
Oh... Johnny and Rex
Running through the trees, then they found a
Pack of wild dogs
Had nowhere else to go, so they decided
With the dogs they'd go along
Now they run with the dogs, through the woods
Through the winter, spring and fall
Look from dogs to Rex to Johnny, and you can't
Tell the difference at all
Oh... Johnny and Rex