Johnny Mathis' Feet Lyrics - American Music Club

I lay all my songs 

At Johnny Mathis' feet 

I said, "Johnny, Johnny tell me 

Can you tell me how to live?" 

"All my hopes are unraveling 

And I just lost my lease 

On my house without love 

Doors, or windows without peace" 

And with a wave of his jewel-encrusted hand 

Across the glittering Las Vegas scene he said 

"You gotta learn how to disappear 

In the silk and amphetamine" 

Johnny looked at my songs and he said 

"Well, at first guess 

Never in my life 

Have I ever seen such a mess" 

"Why do you say everything 

As if you were a thief? 

Like what you've stolen has no value 

Like what you preach is far from belief?" 

And with a wave of his red white and blue hand 

Across the glittering Hollywood scene he said 

"You gotta learn how to disappear 

In the silk and amphetamine, in the silk and amphetamine" 

Johnny looked at my old collection 

Of punk rock posters 

Anonymous scenes of disaffection 

Chaos, torture 

And he said, "You were on the right track 

But you're a lamb jumping for the knife" 

He said, "A real showman knows 

How to disappear in the spotlight 

In the spotlight, in the spotlight, in the spotlight"