If the hand of time
Were hand that I could hold
I’d keep them warm.

And in my hand
They ‘d not turn cold.

Hand in hand
We’d choose
The moments that should last.

Timeless moments
That have no future
And no past.

The summer
From the top of a swing
The comfort
In the sound of a laughter.

The innocense
Of leaves in spring
But most of all

I’ll go my way by myself, this is the end of romance
I’ll go my way by myself, love is only a dance
I’ll try to apply myself, and teach my heart how to sing
I’ll go my way by myself, like a bird on the wing
I’ll face the unknown, I’ll build a world of my own
No one knows better than I, myself, I’m by myself alone

Call Me
Johnny Mathis
Written by Clyde Otis and Belford C. Hendricks

Peaked at # 21 in 1958

Call me if your arms are lonely
Call me if you're feeling blue
If you don't believe me, just call and say you need me
And darling I'll come to you

Call me if your dreams should tumble
I will help you start anew
If you don't believe me, just call and say you need me

Can't Get Out Of This Mood
Johnny Mathis
Words by Frank Loesser and Music by Jimmy McHugh

This version did no chart but
In 1942, Johnny Long put it at #20 and
In 1943, Kay Kyser hit # 4.
Sung by Ginny Simms in the movie "Seven Days' Leave" which also starred Lucille Ball, Victor

A Certain Smile
Johnny Mathis
Words by Paul Francis Webster and Music by Sammy Fain

Peaked at # 14 in 1958
Sung by Mathis as the title song in the movie starring Rossano Brazzi and Joan
Fontaine

A certain smile, a certain face
Can lead an unsuspecting heart on a merry chase
A fleeting glance can say so many lovely things
Suddenly you know why my heart sings

I Dream Of You
Johnny Mathis
Written by Marjorie Goetschius and Edna Osser

This version not released as a single but
In 1944, it was charted at #5 by Andy Russell
In 1945, three versions charted: Tommy Dorsey (#4), Frank Sinatra (#7), and Perry
Como (#10)

INTRO:
You're completely unaware, dear, that my heart is in your hand
So for love's sake won't you listen and try to understand?

I Look At You
Johnny Mathis
Written by Johnny Mathis and Jessie Mae Robinson

This song did not chart

I look at you and I say to myself
"What more could I want if I had you?"
But I wouldn't dare to speak it out loud
I stand and I stare, my head in a cloud

I look at you and I say to my heart
"What chance would I have, why let the fire start?"

if we only had love
then tomorrow will dawn
and the days of our years
will rise on that morn

if we only had love
to embrace without fears
we will kiss with our eyes
we will sleep without tears

I'M COMING HOME
Johnny Mathis

Sittin' in a railway station with my suitcase in my hand
Goin' back where I came from, I've had more than I can stand
Of watchin' men destroy my dreams, they picked my brain till it was
clean
When I was up they knocked me down
I ain't goin' to hand around, I'm goin' home

I'm goin' home, goin' home
Tell someone to meet me I'm comin' home

It's Not For Me To SayJohnny MathisWords by Al Stillman and Music by Robert AllenPeaked at # 5 in 1957From the film "Lizzie" starring Richard Boone, Eleanor Parker, Joan Blondell and

Love Look Away
Johnny Mathis
Words by Oscar Hammerstein and Music by Richard Rodgers

This song was apparently never charted as a single in the Top 100 by anyone
Sung in the Broadway musical "Flower Drum Song" by Arabella Hong

INTRO:
I have wished before
I shall wish no more

Love, look away
Love, look away from me
Fly when you pass my door
Fly and get lost at sea

Look at me,
I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree
And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud
I can't understand,
I get misty, holding your hand.

Walk my way,
And a thousand violins begin to play
Or it might be the sound of your hello
That music I hear,
I get misty the moment you're near

You can say that you're leading me on
But it's just what I want you to do

Teacher, Teacher
Johnny Mathis
Words by Al Stillman and Music by Robert Allen

Peaked at # 21 in 1958

Teacher, teacher
There's so much I'm longin' to know
'cause my heart has been all aglow
From the moment we met
Teacher, make me, make me
Make me the teacher's pet

Teacher, teacher
Educate me with a caress
Teach me nothin' less than a lesson
I'll never forget

A time for us, some day there'll be

When chains are torn by courage born of a love that's free

A time when dreams so long denied
Can flourish as we unveil the love we now must hide

A time for us, at last to see

A life worthwhile for you and me

And with our love, through tears and thorns

We will endure as we pass surely through every storm

(Words music by Livingstone - Webster)
You ask how much I need you
Must I explain
I need you oh my darling
Like roses need rain

You ask how long I'll love you
I'll tell you true
Until the twelfth of never I'll still be loving you

Hold me close
Never let me go
Hold me close
Melt my heart like April snow

I'll love you 'till the blue bells forget to bloom

Warm and WillingJohnny MathisWritten by Jimmy McHugh, Jerry Livingston, and Raymond B. EvansThis song was apparently never charted as a single by anyoneFrom the 1959 comedy film "A Private's Affair" starring Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Gary Crosby

What Will Mary Say

- Artist: Johnny Mathis
- peak Billboard position # 9 in 1963
- Words and Music by Paul Vance and Eddie Snyder

I must be going (don't go)
My heart is showing (don't go)
I better hurry awa-ay-ay-ay-ay
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?

Your lips are thrilling
My arms are willing
I know that I shouldn't stay-ay-ay-ay-ay
If I don't leave I'll be sorry

I must be going (don't go)
My heart is showing (don't go)
I better hurry awa-ay-ay-ay-ay
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?
Your lips are thrilling
My arms are willing
I know that I shouldn't stay-ay-ay-ay-ay
If I don't leave I'll be sorry
What will my Mary say?

What would I do if she should need me
And find me kissing you?

When Sunny Gets BlueJohnny MathisWords by Jack Segal and Music by Marvin FisherSurprisingly, this great song did not chart, so we must have learned it from hearing

Stairway To the StarsJohnny MathisWords by Mitchell Parish and Music by Matt Malneck and Frank SignorelliThis version did not chart butIn 1939, 4 versions charted: Glenn Miller (#1); Kay Kyser (#4); Jimmy Dorsey (#8)