He was always the toughest kid   But he never meant no harm   But lookin' back, I can see his fate   Was tattooed on his arm      Walkin' through the courtyard   Always there to be seen   He and little Janie   Together they were the king and queen      He was the only one who ever really knew   He was the only one, what can we do?   He was the only one, he always showed us how   He was the only one, where is he now?      Three years later at the bus stop   I know I'll never forget   He looked smaller and real wasted   As he bummed a cigarette      And I asked him what he'd been doin'   And how's little Janie anyway   Seems he was drunk, they had a fight   Janie got hurt and they took him away      He was the only one who ever really knew   He was the only one, what can we do?   He was the only one, he always showed us how   He was the only one, where is he now?      I can still see him standin' there, just like yesterday   Leanin' on a '56, givin' his secrets away   Is it any wonder? I feel a little lonely   He's not just the only one, he's the one and only      I heard about the accident   There's not much left to say   He wandered out in the middle of the freeway   It must have happened right away      And I thought about, what a shame it was   Now that it's all said and done   And it may sound strange   But even now, he's still the only one      He was the only one who ever really knew   He was the only one, what can we do?   He was the only one, he always showed us how   He was the only one, where is he now?      He was the only one who ever really knew   He was the only one, what can we do?   He was the only one, he always showed us how   He was the only one, where is he now?