Johnny was a young boy with nothing much

Except a certain kind of look in his eye

He was discovered one day, you see he had

A certain kind of appeal for a certain kind of guy Who gave him some advice on what to wear

And sent him out to make the young girls cry

And all the young boys who'd been just dumb and restless

Now, they could identify So, tell me who'll take the blame

For the way things turned out, hey Well, six long months passed

And Johnny was the biggest thing alive

We loved Johnny and we owned Johnny

But no one knew how Johnny felt inside But Johnny was so beautiful, he was like a God

We all went along for the ride

And the ride started to go too fast

And Johnny just conveniently died And he went up in flames

He did what he had to do And they say it's a tragic story

He just wasn't there one day

But he went out in a blaze of glory

And you and I, you and I just fade away Well, nowadays there's lots of guys like Johnny

They got it all worked out like working nine to five

But they're all just cartoons, they all think they're Superman

But they can't even fly And they say that Johnny's ghost walks 'round in Memphis

When the moon is full and high

And I wonder if he sees these jokers

And I wonder if he laughs or if he cries Now, he's an angel in flames

But what about you and me? Well, they say it's a tragic story

He just wasn't there one day

But he went out in a blaze of glory

And you and I, you and I just fade away Well, they say it's a tragic story

He just wasn't there one day

But he went out in a blaze of glory

And you and I, you and I just fade away, hey ,hey You and I just fade away

You and I just fade away, just fade away