If you held Johnny's feet to the fire and asked him his favorite John Mellencamp song you'd probably get 'Minutes to Memories' as a reply. In fact you could say Johnny has made a line from this song his personal mantra:
"I do things my way and I pay a high price"
"I do things my way and I pay a high price"
If you're willing to pay that price, you can do it your way. Johnny is sure that's not the true meaning here but Johnny sometimes sees things differently.