Though he loved to rock and roll   All these many years   He cared about the old people's   And little children's ears      Though he was a guitar man   He reflected and he vowed   "Never will I ever be   No, never, never again   The man who was too loud"      Johnny's not a poor man   No, he never gets him down   Now that he is, free he is not proud   He don't need the power   Just to make a sound      He is not the man that he used to be   Oh, no, the man who was too loud      I will play softly   I will play softly   I will play softly now   'Cause I was the man who was too loud      It's not because he don't respect   The popular music style   You know I saw him open up      For the kind of the surf guitar   Do not think he does not like   The cheering of the crowd      No, he is glad that they came to see   The man who used to be   The man who was too loud      Johnny is a rich man   Yeah, he still gets around   He is glad to be the car who meowed   He don't need the power   Just to get his sound      He is not the man that he used to be   Oh no, the man who was too loud      I will play softly   I will play softly   I will play softly now   'Cause I was the man who was too loud