John Lennon

Released: October 20, 1969

Featuring: Plastic Ono Band

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Yoko Ono John Lennon

[Verse 1]
Temperature's rising
Fever is high
Can't see no future
Can't see no sky
My feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was dead

[Chorus]
Cold turkey has got me on the run

[Verse 2]
My body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can't see no body
Leave me alone
My eyes are wide open
Can't get to sleep
One thing I'm sure of
I'm in at the deep freeze

[Chorus]
Cold turkey has got me on the run

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Cold turkey has got me on the run

[Verse 3]
Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again
Oh, I'll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell

[Chorus]
Cold turkey has got me on the run

[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh, oh

As the founding member of The Beatles, John Winston Lennon (1940-1980) is one of the most recognizable cultural icons of the 20th Century. He is also the other half of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership, alongside fellow Beatle, Paul McCartney.

As a solo artist and through his relationship and collaboration with avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, he became just as recognizable for his political activism.

Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, outside of his New York apartment, The Dakota. Since then, his music and message remain timeless.

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