ELTON JOHN LYRICS

Elton John was born in the UK as Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947. A musical prodigy from an early age, he eventually became one of the most prolific rock stars of all time, scoring over fifty Top-40 hits, five Grammy Awards and even an Academy Award (for his song, Circle of Life, from the movie The Lion King). His first number-one album in America was Honkey Chateau, released in 1972. In 1994 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although a competent singer and an excellent pianist, Elton John's strongest talent is crafting catchy melodies. The lyrics to most of his songs were written by long-time friend and business partner, Bernie Taupin.

Elton is credited with popularizing the use of keyboards in the Rock and Roll genre, a world formerly dominated by guitars and percussion. He is also known for his tireless dedication (and generous donations) to charities involved in the fight against AIDS.

Candle in the Wind

Goodbye Norma Jean

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to hold yourself

While those around you crawled

They crawled out of the woodwork

And they whispered into your brain

They set you on the treadmill

And they made you change your name

And it seems to me you lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough

The toughest role you ever played

Hollywood created a superstar

And pain was the price you paid

Even when you died

Oh the press still hounded you

All the papers had to say

Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

Goodbye Norma Jean

From the young man in the 22nd row

Who sees you as something as more than sexual

More than just our Marilyn Monroe

And it seems to me you lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did

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Crocodile Rock

Me and Suzie had so much fun

Holding hands and skimming stones

Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own

But the biggest kick I ever got

Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock

While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock

We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock

Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking

When your feet just can't keep still

I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will

Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights

When Suzie wore her dresses tight

And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight

But the years went by and the rock just died

Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy

Long nights crying by the record machine

Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans

But they'll never kill the thrills we've got

Burning up to the Crocodile Rock

Learning fast as the weeks went past

We really thought the Crocodile Rock would last

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Daniel

I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain

Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye

God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

They say Spain is pretty though I've never been

Well Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen

Oh and he should know, he's been there enough

Lord I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much

Daniel my brother you are older than me

Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal

Your eyes have died but you see more than I

Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky

Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane

I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain

Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye

God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

Oh God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes

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Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

All my pictures seem to fade to black and white

Im growing tired and time stands still before me

Frozen here on the ladder of my life

Its much too late to save myself from falling

I took a chance and changed your way of life

But you misread my meaning when I met you

Closed the door and left me blinded by the light

Don't let the sun go down on me

Although I search myself,

it's always someone else I see

Id just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

Ladies and gentlemen mr. elton john

I can't find

Oh, the right romantic line

But see me once and see the way feel

Don't discard me baby don't

Just because you think I mean you harm

Just because you think I mean you harm, oh

But these cuts I have, cuts I have

They need love

They need love, they need love to help them heal

Oh, don't let the sun go down on me

Although I search myself,

it's always someone else I see

Id just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

Cause losing everything is like the sun going down on me

Don't let the sun go down on me

Although I search myself,

it's always someone else I that see

I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

Cause losing everything is like the sun going down on me

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Electricity

I haven't got the words

It's a feeling that you can't control

I suppose its like forgetting,

Losing who you are,

And at the same time,

Something makes you whole,

Its like that there's a music,

Playing in your ear,

And I'm listening, and I'm listening

And then I dissapear

And then I feel a change

Like a fire deep inside

Something bursting me wide open

Impossible to hide

And suddenly im flying

Flying like a bird

Like electricity

Electricity

Sparks inside of me

And i'm free, I'm free

It's a bit like being angry,

It's a bit like being scared,

Confused and all mixed up,

And mad as hell,

It's like when you've been crying,

And you're empty, and you're full,

I don't know what it is,

It's hard to tell,

Its like that theres some music,

Playing in your ear,

But the music,

Is impossible,

Impossible to hear,

But then i feel it move me,

Like a burning deep inside,

Something bursting me wide open

Impossible to hide

Then suddenly im flying

Flying like a bird

Like electricity

Electricity

Sparks inside of me

And i'm free, I'm free

Electricity

Sparks inside of me

And i'm free, I'm free

Ohhhh-oh-whoa.....

I'm free..

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

When are you going to land

I should have stayed on the farm

I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever

I didn't sign up with you

I'm not a present for your friends to open

This boy's too young to be singing the blues

So goodbye yellow brick road

Where the dogs of society howl

You can't plant me in your penthouse

I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods

Hunting the horny back toad

Oh I've finally decided my future lies

Beyond the yellow brick road

What do you think you'll do then

I bet that'll shoot down your plane

It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics

To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement

There's plenty like me to be found

Mongrels who ain't got a penny

Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

So goodbye yellow brick road

Where the dogs of society howl

You can't plant me in your penthouse

I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods

Hunting the horny back toad

Oh I've finally decided my future lies

Beyond the yellow brick road

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Kiss The Bride

When she was still her mamas little girl

And when she walked down the aisle everybody smiled

At her innocence and curls

And when the preacher said is there anyone here

Got a reason why they shouldn't wed

I should have stuck up my hand

I should have got up to stand

And this is what I should have said

I wanna kiss the bride yeah!

I wanna kiss the bride yeah!

Long before she met him

She was mine, mine, mine

Don't say I do

Say bye, bye, bye

And let me kiss the bride yeah!

Underneath her veil I could see a tear

Trickling down her pretty face

And when she slipped on the ring I knew everything

Would never be the same again

But if the groom would have known he'd have had a fit

About his wife and the things we did

And what I planned to say

Yeah on her wedding day

Well I thought it but I kept it hid

I wanna kiss the bride yeah!

I wanna kiss the bride yeah!

Long before she met him

She was mine, mine, mine

Don't say I do

Say bye, bye, bye

And let me kiss the bride yeah!

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Levon

He calls his child Jesus

'Cause he likes the name

And he sends him to the finest school in town

Levon, Levon likes his money

He makes a lot they say

Spend his days counting

In a garage by the motorway

He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day

When the New York Times said God is dead

And the war's begun

Alvin Tostig has a son today

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

And he shall be Levon

In tradition with the family plan

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

He shall be Levon

Levon sells cartoon balloons in town

His family business thrives

Jesus blows up balloons all day

Sits on the porch swing watching them fly

And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus

Leaving Levon far behind

Take a balloon and go sailing

While Levon, Levon slowly dies

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

And he shall be Levon

In tradition with the family plan

And he shall be Levon

And he shall be a good man

He shall be Levon

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Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

Spanish harlem are not just pretty words to say

I thought I knew

But now I know that rose trees never grow in new york city

Until youve seen this trash can dream come true

You stand at the edge while people run you through

And I thank the lord there's people out there like you

I thank the lord there's people out there like you

While mona lisas and mad hatters

Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers

Turn around and say good morning to the night

For unless they see the sky

But they can't and that is why

They know not if it's dark outside or light

This broadways got

Its got a lot of songs to sing

If I knew the tunes I might join in

Ill go my way alone

Grow my own, my own seeds shall be sown in new york city

Subways no way for a good man to go down

Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown

And I thank the lord for the people I have found

I thank the lord for the people I have found

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Sartorial Eloquence

And a style that's almost of your own

You've got the knack of being so laid-back

It's like talking to the great Unknown

You've got a self-sufficient swept-back hairdo

Pretty certain that you've got it made

Oh your life-style shows in the clothes you chose

Sitting pretty in the masquerade

Sing it

Don't you wanna play this game no more

Don't you wanna play no more

Don't you wanna play this game no more

Don't you wanna play no more

You remain the only main contender

Though you never, you never meant to lose at all

Down at the mouth yet unsurrounded

Adamant before the fall

Though when you go you know I might be lonesome

But I'll keep it under close control

Go and get your kicks and babe let's call it quits

I believe I'm feeling indisposed

Don't you wanna play this game no more

When you go you know I might be lonesome

But I'll keep it under close control

Go and get your kicks and babe let's call it quits

I believe I'm feeling indisposed

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Ticking

"He's always taken interest in the subjects that he's taught"

So what was it that brought the squad car screaming up your drive

To notify your parents of the manner in which you died

At St. Patricks every Sunday, Father Fletcher heard your sins

"Oh, he's unconcerned with competition he never cares to win"

But blood stained a young hand that never held a gun

And his parents never thought of him as their troubled son

"Now you'll never get to Heaven" Mama said

Remember Mama said

Ticking, ticking

"Grow up straight and true blue

Run along to bed"

Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking

They had you holed up in a downtown bar screaming for a priest

Some gook said "His brain's just snapped" then someone called the police

You'd knifed a Negro waiter who had tried to calm you down

Oh you'd pulled a gun and told them all to lay still on the ground

Promising to hurt no one, providing they were still

A young man tried to make a break, with tear-filled eyes you killed

That gun butt felt so smooth and warm cradled in your palm

Oh your childhood cried out in your head "they mean to do you harm"

"Don't ever ride on the devil's knee" Mama said

Remember mama said

Ticking, ticking

"Pay your penance well, my child

Fear where angels tread"

Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking

Within an hour the news had reached the media machine

A male caucasian with a gun had gone berserk in Queens

The area had been sealed off, the kids sent home from school

Fourteen people lying dead in a bar they called the Kicking Mule

Oh they pleaded to your sanity for the sake of those inside

"Throw out your gun, walk out slow just keep your hands held high"

But they pumped you full of rifle shells as you stepped out the door

Oh you danced in death like a marionette on the vengeance of the law

"You've slept too long in silence" Mama said

Remember Mama said

Ticking, ticking

"Crazy boy, you'll only wind up with strange notions in your head"

Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking

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Your Song

I'm not one of those who can easily hide

I don't have much money but boy if I did

I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no

Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show

I know it's not much but it's the best I can do

My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song

It may be quite simple but now that it's done

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss

Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross

But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song

It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do

You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue

Anyway the thing is what I really mean

Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody this is your song

It may be quite simple but now that it's done

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you're in the world

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