Johnny Mathis - 99 Miles From L.A. Lyrics






Keeping my eyes on the road I see you,
Keeping my hands on the wheel I hold you,
Ninety-nine miles from L.A.
I kiss you, I miss you,
Please be there.

Passing a white sandy beach we're sailing,
Turning the radio on we're dancing,
Ninety-nine miles from L.A.
I want you, I need you,
Please be there.

The windshield is covered with rain, I'm crying,
Pressing my foot on the gas, I'm flying.
Counting the telephone poles, I phone you,
Reading the signs on the road, I write you,
Ninety-nine miles from L.A. we're laughing, we're loving,
Please be there.
We're laughing, we're loving,
Please be there.





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  1. t.... k....

    PERFECTION! A hauntingly beautiful song sang by THE MASTER!

  2. K.... D....

    Met a woman she was to come to LA to see me she never made it. The songs lyrics say what should have been.

  3. m.... m....

    Beautiful song, wonderful singer. Love it all !!! 👏👏👏🎧🎶📲♥♥♥

  4. B.... J....

    Johnny Mathis is a gift.......to us......his voice carries every emotion and I cannot get enough of his music. Still and I heard him first when a teenager.........sigh. Thank you for the post

  5. G.... S....

    I think i rediscovered a new hero!

  6. j.... ....

    BBC Radio 2 brought me here

  7. P.... F....

    Love the song....Thanks Johnny.....

  8. H.... G....

    Unbelievable, singer songwriter, Albert Hammond wrote this song, incredible lyrics.... .counting the telephone polls, i phone you!...5 different superstar singers, sing this song..whatacompliment, to Albert Hammond! Singer of "It never rains California"

    H.... G....

    Hammond co-wrote the song with lyricist Hal David, who co-wrote all those other great songs with Burt Bacharach.

  9. B.... J....

    Just melting

  10. A.... F....

    wonderful gil reigers on guitar

  11. K.... Z....

    This song is so amazing, lyrics are fantastic. Love him.

  12. A.... ....

    I absolutely love this rendition. It's beautiful and haunting at the same time. Johnny is the BEST!

  13. C.... C....

    99 Miles to LA means a lot to me.....I loved everything Johnny Mathias has ever written or sang...he is wonderful.....I have many favorites but this song really hit deep in my heart,

  14. E.... T....

    Sheer beauty.

  15. G.... B....

    I've always loved this haunting melodic masterpiece of a song. Johnny Mathis and Art Garfunkel are my fav renditions!

  16. A.... F....

    I kiss you in my dreams and love you, John Royce Mathis.

  17. s.... p....

    This song makes me think of the 60's when I was living in California.  It was such an awesome time of life! this song always makes me cry.....Shari from Texas

  18. A.... H....

    I think its the wrong chords....

    A.... H....

    NEVER STOP LOVING HIS SINGING.

  19. L.... S....

    Dear Lord he was my love when I was a teenager and hearing this song and watching him now at 80yrs is just marvelous!!

  20. B.... P....

    Shawnee you must go to heaven because you have a Heavenly voice in heaven wouldn't be heaven without hearing your beautiful wonderful god-given voice

    B.... P....

    Everbest single song!!,,

  21. R.... &....

    Just an amazing voice.., the focus on each and every word... beautiful..

  22. a.... ....

    2:07 Johnny's ready to get some tbh

  23. M.... D....

    OFF THE CHARTS!! The absolute best!!

  24. D.... W....

    BRAVO TO AN AMAZING TALENT!!!! LUV YA JOHNNY!!!!

  25. M.... 3....

    Incredible

  26. K.... D....

    One of Albert Hammond's best

  27. C.... ....

    This is one of my absolute favorite songs.

  28. H.... S....

    he is my Johnny

  29. R.... P....

    Wow , That wasa great!!!!!!!

  30. G.... C....

    Has new CD coming out this summer! At eighty-one! Shows age can be a state of mind!

    G.... C....

    Utub mix

  31. M.... W....

    I saw this performance on Merv Griffen ....I think....late 70s....never forgot it....I'm seeing it now for the second time....wow....

  32. E.... V....

    he's been around for a long time he's one in a million love that song and many more that he made

  33. L.... O....

    This song gives me chills. Have always loved it.

  34. L.... O....

    I adore this song. My favorite from Johnny. I've never ever heard anyone else sing this song ever. Luv luv luv u Johnny. OMG this is beautiful.❤️❤️❤️❤️💕🎼💋

    L.... O....

    Julio Iglesias did on his Starry Night album

    L.... O....

    Art Garfunkel’s rendition is amazing.

    L.... O....

    @Vintage six-four Johnny is the better singer

  35. G.... C....

    Absolutely the best ever!

  36. G.... t....

    Driving,thinking,remembering the loves in our lives..Johnny takes you there..

  37. R.... M....

    Johnny Mathis is so Sweet!!!♫♫♥♫♫
    Love this song!♥
    God Bless you!!!

  38. g.... ....

    Fabuloso Johnny Mathis.

  39. T.... P....

    Pure beauty

  40. B.... B....

    Class Act and one of the best ever!

  41. C.... H....

    He could sing the phone book and it would be amazing. Love him.

    C.... H....

    You're so right! His voice and singing style is angelic & magical.
    I've adored listening to him since my parents took us kids to see him in concert in the mid-late 70s.
    I Love Johnny Mathis 🏹❤

    C.... H....

    You are so funny but so right!!

    C.... H....

    Johnny Mathis Christmas Album... All time.

  42. E.... T....

    human dignity at play here

  43. D.... L....

    Best rendition of this song he's ever done. The guitar music adds so much to it. Very haunting and touching. He's a special person and singer. Watch his interview and listen about his singing history - 80 years and still recording!?! Bless him.

    D.... L....

    Diana LasCruces

    D.... L....

    I was so fortunate as a kid to have my parents take my brothers and I to see him in concert back in the mid-late 70s.
    Ever since then, I've adored his angelic voice and singing style ♡

    D.... L....

    Diana, You forget his April 1973 rendition at Notre Dame! How could you!? Shame on you!

  44. I.... S....

    UMA DAS MAIS BELAS MÚSICAS QUE JOHNNY MATHIS GRAVOU ! LÁ SE VÃO MAIS DE 60 ANOS DE ESTRADA ! TENHO PRATICAMENTE TUDO DELE, MUITA COISA AINDA EM VINIL ! DESDE O FINAL DOS ANOS 50 ATÉ AGORA ! UMA VERDADEIRA LENDA ! AINDA ESTÁ NA ESTRADA ! SUA AGENDA CONTINUA LOTADA ! UMA VIDA MARAVILHOSA ! NOS OFERECE MOMENTOS DE TERNURA DE MUITAS SAUDADES ! SALVE JOHNNY ! QUE DEUS TE ILUMINE SEMPRE ! IVAN BOCALON

    I.... S....

    Eu adoraria saber mais sobre a vida dele, sua infância, juventude, seus amores, família, sobre o problema com o álcool e drogas. O senhor sabe se tem algum livro biográfico? Obrigada.Um abraço.

  45. p.... h....

    SO TERRIFFIC YES... LOVE THIS SO MUCH

  46. E.... T....

    This performance to me is one of the most brilliant pieces of vocal genius and mastery in the world.  The phrasing, the sensitivity, the artistry, the attention to each syllable, to each word, to each phrase, to each verse and chorus and then to its entirety – it is just sheer perfection. I am stilled with the pain of pure beauty when I see and hear this.  And it was live!  and on MERV no less!  Johnny Mathis:  I love you.  And thank you.

    E.... T....

    100% agree. He's simply one of the best. Such vocal control and is still doin it

    E.... T....

    love the words and his voice so beautifully done.

    E.... T....

    This video gives me chills. Johnny just takes me to another place I've never even been in, and the song is brilliant.

    E.... T....

    Beautifully stated- I agree wholeheartedly.

    E.... T....

    Im from LA this version is perfection written by a man from Gibraltar

  47. A.... P....

    I agree, I like the studio version better, the background violins are mesmerizing. Everytime I hear this song, I feel like I am in Italy or Europe. And then sometimes I feel like I am in the Sierra Desert driving to LA. Very beauitful song.

  48. A.... L....

    Once again the man lets you know, he's the BEST!!!!!!!

  49. s.... s....

    Mr. Mathis looks like a Ivy League intellectual in this .

  50. C.... L....

    YOUR VERSION IS THE BEST;YOU'RE GREAT JOHNNY ;ALWAYS HAVE BEEN

    C.... L....

    Yankee workshop norm Abrams.

  51. M.... B....

    Une chanson incroyable ! Intemporelle et qui me donnera toujours des frissons... A dégustez seul(e) ou à deux. Avec Wonderful Wonderful sans doute la plus belle. From Biarritz. France.

  52. s.... m....

    Sing Wonderful !

  53. N.... R....

    At Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa last Friday.  Sang 99 Miles from L.A. Absolutely fantastic.  I agree with Dolores M.  live concert setting much more enjoyable.

  54. s.... l....

    They're playing our son Chuck. <3

  55. D.... M....

    The recorded version of this song is freakn gorgeous. This rendition does not do this song justice. The recorded version is so haunting and powerful. This isn't half as good as his recording.

    D.... M....

     I dont agree, i think Johnny owns it,,its different from the original in that when its done like this, live, its takes on a life of its own .Almost like a mini love story.. its one of his most requested songs when he is in concert..

    D.... M....

    I think this is every bit as good actually....both are awesome

    D.... M....

    @jjs490
    Shame, when I saw Johnny in concert in the eighties this was my favorite song and he was not performing this at his concerts which was a major let down for me. At least he did not perform this at the Valley Forge Music Fair which has since closed in Pennsylvania. He was amazing to say the least. The talent this man possesses is beyond compare. Again, I watched this live and I guess I will always be partial to his studio version. However, this is excellent as well. I just found the studio version more haunting.

  56. s.... l....

    So beautiful, so soulful.

  57. a.... s....

    One of Johnny's lesser known songs, but he displays his magic once again.

  58. M.... ....

    Gosh, what a beautiful song and amazingly sang by Johnny Mathis. Love to hear this song from Garfunkel too.

  59. n.... ....

    Love this song❤❤

  60. H.... ....

    This artist is still going strong at 79 , seen him at Manchester u.k a few weeks back ..amazing voice. .

  61. K.... C....

    Algumas estrelas que Deus nos deu deveriam brilhar eternamente.

  62. H.... B....

    I miss you

  63. G.... U....

    PERFEITO!!!!!!

  64. E.... M....

    Touching. Lovely.

  65. c.... a....

    Su voz nos ha acompañado a lo largo de toda nuestra vida. Personalmente me siento muy agradecido y en deuda por tantos y tantos momentos mágicos...Deseo para él grandes bendiciones...porque sigue siendo alguien muy especial para millones de fans en todo el planeta.

    c.... a....

    carlos antonio rodríguez ]00s9o

  66. J.... L....

    Happy Birthday Johnny! September 30th.

  67. m.... ....

    Mathis Magic!

    m.... ....

    Always a🤣😣🙂tremendous pleasure hearing and enjoying all his songs. The perfection itself.