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