I laid all my songs at Johnny Mathis’ Feet
I said «Johnny, Johnny tell me, won’t you tell me how to live?
All my hopes are unravelling and I just lost my lease
On a house without love, doors or windows —
Without peace…»
And with a wave of his jewel-encrusted hand
Across a glittering Las Vegas scene,
He said: «You’ve got to learn how to disappear
In the silk and amphetamines.»
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 stole has no value,
And like what you preach is far from belief?»
