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Ella Fitzgerald | I Remember You | /e/ella+fitzgerald/i+remember+you_20045768.html | Was it in Tahiti,were we on the Nile
Long long ago say an hour ago
I recall that I saw your smile
I remember you-ooh
You're the one who made my dreams come true
A few kisses ago
I remember you-ooh
You're the one who said "I love you, too"
Yes, I do, didn't ya know?
I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell
Like the rain out of the blue
When my life is through
And the angels ask me to recall
The thrill of it all
Then I will tell them I remember you-ooh
I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell
Just like the rain out of the blue
When my life is through
And the angels ask me to recall
The thrill of it all
Then I will tell them I remember, tell them I remember
Tell them I remember you
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Ella Fitzgerald | If You Only Knew | /e/ella+fitzgerald/if+you+only+knew_20810563.html | If you only knew how in love with you
I have always been hopin' you'd give in
If you only knew
One would never guess what I must confess
But it's really so, though you may not know
You're my happiness
Fate has started a story so blind
You can make it the perfect rhyme
If you only knew what your love could do
You would say, "Okay, darling, lead the way"
If you only knew
Ah, fate has started a story so blind
You can make it the perfect rhyme
If you only knew what your love could do
You would say, "Okay, darling, lead the way"
If you only knew, if you only knew
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Ella Fitzgerald | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | /e/ella+fitzgerald/im+getting+sentimental+over+you_20816474.html | Never thought I'd fall, but now I hear love call
I'm getting sentimental over you
Things you say and do, just thrill me through and through
I'm getting sentimental over you
I thought I was happy, I could live without love
Now I must admit, love is all I'm thinking of
Won't you please be kind, and just make up your mind
That you'll be sweet and gentle, be gentle with me
Beause I'm sentimental over you
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Ella Fitzgerald | I'm Old Fashioned | /e/ella+fitzgerald/im+old+fashioned_20045778.html | I am not such a clever one
About the latest fads
I admit I was never one
Adored by local lads
Not that I ever try to be a saint
I'm the type that they classify as quaint
I'm old fashioned
I love the moonlight
I love the old fashioned things
The sound of rain
Upon a window pane
The starry song that April sings
This year's fancies
Are passing fancies
But sighing sighs holding hands
These my heart understands
I know I'm old fashioned
But I don't mind it
That's how I want to be
As long as you agree
To stay old fashioned with me
I'm old fashioned
But I don't mind it
That's how I want to be
As long as you agree
To stay old fashioned with me
Oh won't you stay old fashioned with me
Oh please stay old fashioned with me
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Ella Fitzgerald | I'm Walkin' | /e/ella+fitzgerald/im+walkin_20808264.html | I'm walkin', yes, indeed
I'm walkin' by you and me
I'm hopin', are you come back to me?
I'm lonely, yes, I can be
I'm waiting for your company
I'm hopin', are you came back to me?
What you gonna do when the well run dry?
You gonna roll as we and high
I'm gonna run back by your side
For you keep baby an evil dry
I'm walkin', yes, indeed
I'm walkin' by you and me
I'm hopin', are you come back to me?
I'm walkin', yes, indeed
I'm walkin' by you and me
I'm hopin', are you come back to me?
I'm lonely, yes, I can be
I'm waiting for your company
I'm hopin', are you came back to me?
What you gonna do when the well run dry?
You gotta see back, darling, cry
Looking for a do with a see baim by
Are you gotta do with a dry your by
I'm walkin', yes, indeed
I'm talkin' by you and me
I'm hopin', are you came back to me?
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Ella Fitzgerald | Imagination | /e/ella+fitzgerald/imagination_20045786.html | Imagination is funny
It makes a cloudy day sunny
Makes a bee think of honey
Just as I think of you
Imagination is crazy
Your whole perspective gets hazy
Starts you asking a daisy
What to do, what to do?
Have you ever felt
A gentle touch and then a kiss
And then and then
Find it's only your imagination again? Oh, well
Imagination is silly
You go around willy-nilly
For example I go around wanting you
And yet I can't imagine that you want me too
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Ellie Goulding | Army | /e/ellie+goulding/army_21104116.html | [Verse 1]
I know that I've messed up
You never let me give up
All the nights and the fights
And the blood and the breakups
You're always there to call up
I'm a pain, I'm a child, I'm afraid
But yeah, you understand
Yeah like no one can
I know that we don't look like much
But no one fucks it up like us
[Verse 2]
Sixteen and you never even judged me
Matter of fact I always thought you were too cool for me
Sitting there in the caravan
All the nights we've been drunk on the floor
And yeah you understand
Yeah like no one can
We both know what they say about us
But they don't stand a chance because
[Chorus]
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
I'm standing with an army
I'm standing with an army
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
I'm standing with an army
Standing with an army
[Verse 3]
Dark times, you can always find the bright side
I'm amazed by the things that you would sacrifice
Just to be there for me
How you cringe when you sing out of tune
And yeah it's everything
So don't change a thing
We both know what they say about us
But they don't stand a chance because
[Chorus]
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
I'm standing with an army
I'm standing with an army
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
I'm standing with an army
Standing with an army
[Refrain]
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
(I'll be yours)
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
I'm standing with an army
[Bridge]
Yeah you understand
Yeah like no one can
We both know what they say about us
[Chorus]
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
I'm standing with an army
I'm standing with an army
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
I'm standing with an army
They don't have a chance either
[Outro]
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing near you
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
Standing with an army
When I'm with you
Standing with an army
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Ellie Goulding | Beating Heart | /e/ellie+goulding/beating+heart_21078544.html | Eyes make their peace in difficulties with wounded lips and salted cheeks.
And finally we step to leave to the departure lounge of disbelief.
And I don't know where I'm going but I know it's gonna be a long time.
And I'll be leaving in the morning come to the white wine bitter sunlight.
Wanna hear your beating heart tonight
Before the bleeding sun comes alive
I want to make the best of what is left hold tight
And hear my beating heart one last time before daylight.
And the canyon underneath the trees
Behind the dark sky you looked at me.
I fell for you like autumn leaves
Never faded evergreen
And I don't know where I'm going but I know it's gonna be a long time
'Cause I'll be leaving in the morning come to the white wine bitter sunlight
Wanna hear your beating heart tonight
Before the bleeding sun comes alive
I want to make the best of what is left hold tight
And hear my beating heart one last time.
I can't face, now everything has changed
I just wanna be by your side
Here's hoping we collide
Here's hoping we collide
Here's hoping we collide
Wanna hear your beating heart tonight
Before the bleeding sun comes alive
I wanna make the best of what is left hold tight
And hear my beating heart one last time
Wanna hear your beating heart tonight.
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Ellie Goulding | Bittersweet | /e/ellie+goulding/bittersweet_21048545.html | Your arms around me come undone
Makes my heart beat like a drum
See the panic in my eyes
Kiss me only when you cry
'Cause you always want what you're running from
And you know this is more than you can take
Baby don't forget my name
When the morning breaks us
Baby please don't look away
When the morning breaks us
Oh your touch, so bittersweet
Baby don't forget my name
When the morning breaks us
Your cheek is softly by the sun
Makes my heart beat like a drum
I know it hurts you, I know it burns you
Hot and cold in a lonely hotel room
Look into me, tell me why you're crying I need to know
'Cause you always want what you're running from
It's always been away
Baby don't forget my name
When the morning breaks us
Baby please don't look away
When the morning breaks us
Oh your touch, so bittersweet
Baby don't forget my name
When the morning breaks us
'Cause you always want what you're running from
Baby don't forget my name
When the morning breaks us
Baby please don't look away
When the morning breaks us
Oh your touch, so bittersweet
Baby don't forget my name
When the morning breaks us
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Ellie Goulding | Dead In The Water | /e/ellie+goulding/dead+in+the+water_21047079.html | If I was not myself
And you were someone else
I'd say so much to you
And I would tell the truth
It's high, can't hardly breathe
When your hands let go of me
The eyes say standing out
And I feel things from selves
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see, can't you see
You've seen this all before
Life left on the shore
We're smiling all the same
You sail away again
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see, can't you see
Oh yeah
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see, can't you see
I'm dead in the water
Still looking for ya
I'm dead in the water
Can't you see, can't you see
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Ellie Goulding | Fighter Plane | /e/ellie+goulding/fighter+plane_20896394.html | Stones falling down
Rollercoaster, heart pound?
Fears overplayed...
Two left feet emergency.
Wide open space
Catch my tail,
Fishing net.
Fold up my frown
Take the rage
And smooth it out.
Stick to my skin,
Paper mache face to live in.
Same view to paint,
Watercolour your name
Face your mistakes
(You will never have to feel that way again)
Oil your chains, under rate.
(You will never have to feel that way again)
Read every page,
Press the dents (of my) fighter plane
I held the fort, and I swung my sword I have muted the screams I have broken
the falls oh I have fought, and I swung my sword I have muted the screams I
have broken the falls
Fighter Plane
Fly away!
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Ellie Goulding | Guns And Horses | /e/ellie+goulding/guns+and+horses_20868237.html | You're so quiet
But it doesn't faze me
You're on time
You move so fast makes me feel lazy
Let's join forces
We've got our guns and horses
I know you've been burned
But every fire is a lesson learned
I left my house
Left my clothes
Door wide open, heaven knows
You're so worth it
You are
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
Then maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you, I would
I would, I would, I would
Let's type words
'Cause they amount to nothing
Play it down
Pretend you can't take what you found
But you found me
On a screen you sit at permanently
I left my house
Left my clothes
Door wide open
Heaven knows
You're so worth it, you are
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
Then maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you, I would
I would, I would, I would
It's time to come clean,
And make sense of everything
It's time that we found out who we are
'Cause when I'm standing here in the dark
I see your face in every star
But I wish I could feel it all for you
I wish I could be it all for you
If I could erase the pain
The maybe you'd feel the same
I'd do it all for you, I would
I would, I would, I would
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
I'd do it all for you
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Ellie Goulding | Halcyon | /e/ellie+goulding/halcyon_21047074.html | I know it's not over
Baby I worked this out for sure
It's gonna be colder
Now you force open the door
I know you better
than I ever have before
I know you
I know you're a fighter
But you never fought for me
When I was a shelter
'Cause you're not heading home to me
We could be closer
We could be closer
We could be
When it's just us, you show me what it feels like to be lonely
You show me what it feels like to be lost
I'll take your hand for you to let it go let it go let it go
When it's just us, you show me what it feels like to be lonely
You show me what it feels like to be lost
I'll take your hand for you to let it go let it go let it go let it go
It's gonna be
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
We'll take a long walk
Down the alleys of these houses
And we'll talk
See what conversation rouses
When we're alone
When we're alone, it could be home
When it's just us, you show me what it feels like to be lonely
You show me what it feels like to be lost
I'll take your hand for you to let it go let it go let it go let it go
It's gonna be
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be
It's gonna be better
It's gonna be better
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Ellie Goulding | I Need Your Love | /e/ellie+goulding/i+need+your+love_21048321.html | I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love
[Beat break]
I need your love
I take a deep breath everytime I pass your door
I know you're there but I can't see you anymore
And that's the reason you're in the dark
I've been a stranger ever since we fell apart
And I feel so helpless here
Watch my eyes are filled with fear
Tell me do you feel the same
Hold me in your arms again
I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love
[Beat break]
I need your love
Now I'm dreaming, will ever find you now?
I walk in circles but I'll never figure out
What I mean to you, do I belong
I try to fight this but I know I'm not that strong
And I feel so helplessly
Watch my eyes are filled with fear
Tell me do you feel the same
Hold me in your arms again
I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free with you tonight
I need your love
[Beat break]
I need your love
All the years
All the times
You were never been to blame
And now my eyes are open
And now my heart is closing
And all the tears
All the lies
All the waste
I've been trying to make it change
And now my eyes are open
I need your love
I need your time
When everything's wrong
You make it right
I feel so high
I come alive
I need to be free
[Beat break]
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Ellie Goulding | Just In Case | /e/ellie+goulding/just+in+case_21105446.html | [Verse 1]
Think of how we made love almost anywhere
Haven't I taken you almost everywhere?
Think of all the things that, that we shared
Then imagine me not there, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Giving you more carrots than the rabbit
Got you living lavish
Anything I've got, you can have it
Baby I'll do magic
I'll do all I can to keep you satisfied
So just in case I don't make it home tonight, baby
[Chorus]
Just in case I don't make it home tonight
Maybe make love to you for the last time, baby
Just in case, just in case
Wanna cherish each moment like the last
Cause baby you're all that I have, so just in case
Just in case I don't make it home tonight
Maybe make love to you for the last time, baby
Wanna cherish each moment like the last
Cause baby you're all that I have, so just in case
[Bridge]
Case, night, I don't make it
Case, night
Case, night, I don't make it
Case, night, I don't make it
Case, night, I don't make it
Case, night, I don't make it
[Chorus]
Just in case I don't make it home tonight
Maybe make love to you for the last time, baby
Just in case, just in case
Wanna cherish each moment like the last
Cause baby you're all that I have, so just in case
[Outro]
There's something you need to know
Just in case I don't make it home tonight
Maybe make love to you for the last time, baby
Wanna cherish each moment like the last
Cause baby you're all that I have, so just in case
You're my heart, you're my soul
Your heart makes me whole
Oh oh oh
Hmm
Oh oh oh
Come on
Oh oh oh
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Ellie Goulding | Little Dreams | /e/ellie+goulding/little+dreams_20896391.html | If a plane crashed into my room
I wouldn't even flinch
I couldn't try to move
My mind is on you
My mind is on you
If the streetlight smashed above me
I wouldn't move an inch
Turn the glass into stars
And your face is the moon
And the night turns to you
Cos my mind is on you
You've got me caught in a place
Panic for a minute
Got my brain in a daze
I wish you weren't in it
There are so many ways
To lose your attention
You can break everything
But so I can take anything
I can take anything
I can take anything
If electric charges shock me
I smile and fold my arms
I feel nothing new
Because my mind is on you
My mind is on you
And if the floor gives way to my shoes
I wouldn't try to fly
I cant explain why I feel
I always feel you
I always feel, always feel you
You've got my caught in a place
Panic for a minute
Got my brain in a daze
I wish you weren't in it
There are so many ways
To lose your attention
You can break everything
But so I can take anything
Your the heat in my bones
But you break me with stones
You're the heat in my bones
But you break me with your stones
If a plane crashed into my room
I wouldn't even flinch
I couldnt try to move
My mind is always on you
My mind is always on you
Caught in a place
Panic for a minute
Got my brain in a daze
I wish you weren't in it
There are so many ways
To lose your attention
You can break everything
But so
Even when I'm caught in a place
Panic for a minute
Got my brain in a daze
I wish you weren't in it
There are so many ways
To lose your attention
You can break everything
But so I can take anything
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Ellie Goulding | Mirror | /e/ellie+goulding/mirror_21069555.html | Is this our world?
I look in the mirror
I can't get over you
Is this our world?
Is it someone else?
Is it someone else?
I look in the mirror
And I try to see myself
Wherever look terror
From the games I played so well
I try to see clearer
I try to forget the thoughts I started
I try to be nearer
To where you are
To where you are
Are we star crossed lovers?
Did I really want you gone?
If I'm really a winner
Where do these demons come from?
I was the girl who was on fire
I was the girl who was on fire
Only a bird could get much higher
(I look in the mirror)
'Cuz I was the girl who was on fire
I look in the mirror
And I try to understand
And piece it together
Watch the blood from both my hands
I can't see the ending
There are people who know my every secret
I'm tired of pretending
You read my heart
You read my heart
Are we star crossed lovers?
Did I really want you gone?
If I'm really a winner
Where do these demons come from?
I was the girl who was on fire
I was the girl who was on fire
Only a bird could get much higher
'Cuz I was the girl who was on fire
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Ellie Goulding | Numa Numa | /e/ellie+goulding/numa+numa_21103361.html | [Intro]
(Numa numa)
(Numa numa)
(Numa numa)
(Numa numa)
[Verse 1]
You call me up
(Numa numa)
It's like a broken record
(Numa numa)
Saying that your heart hurts
(Numa numa)
That you never get over him getting over you
(Numa numa)
And you end up crying
(Numa numa)
And I end up lying
(Numa numa)
Cos I'm just a sucker for anything that you do
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the phone call finally ends
You say, "thanks for being a friend"
(Numa numa)
And we're going in circles again and again
[Chorus]
I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl
Hold you tight, straight through the daylight
Anyone can
I'm right here when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?
[Verse 2]
I bite my tongue
(Numa numa)
But I want to scream out
(Numa numa)
You could be with me now
(Numa numa)
But I end up telling you what you want to hear
(Numa numa)
But you're not ready
(Numa numa)
And it's so frustrating
(Numa numa)
He treats you so bad and I'm so good to you, it's not fair
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the phone call finally ends
You say, "I'll call you tomorrow at 10,"
(Numa numa)
And I'm stuck in the friendzone again and again
[Chorus]
I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl
Hold you tight, straight through the daylight
Anyone can
I'm right here when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?
[Bridge]
I know someday it's gonna happen
And you'll finally forget the day you met him
Sometimes you're so close to your confession
I've gotta get it through your head
That you belong with me instead anyone can
[Chorus]
I dedicate this song to you
The one who never sees the truth
That I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl
Hold you tight, straight through the daylight
Anyone can
I'm right here when you gonna realize
That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?
[Outro]
(Numa numa)
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Ellie Goulding | O Holy Night | /e/ellie+goulding/o+holy+night_21105126.html | [Verse 1]
O Holy Night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and ever pining
Til He appeared and the spirit felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
[Chorus]
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O the night when Christ was born
O Holy Night
The stars are brightly shining
[Verse 2]
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains He shall break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
O the world, the star is sweetly gleaming
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
[Chorus]
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O the night when Christ was born
O night divine
[Outro]
O the night when Christ was born
When Christ was born
When Christ was born
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Ellie Goulding | Sweet Disposition | /e/ellie+goulding/sweet+disposition_20896395.html | Sweet Disposition,
Never Too Soon,
Oh, Reckless, Abandon.
Like No One's Watching You
No One.
A moment, a love
A dream aloud,
A kiss, a cry
Our rights, our wrongs,
A moment, a love
A dream aloud.
A moment, a love
A dream aloud.
So stay there,
Because I'll be coming over.
And while our blood's still young
It's so young
It runs
And we won't stop until it's over.
Won't stop to surrender.
Songs of desperation
I played them for you
A moment, a love
A dream aloud,
A kiss, a cry
Our rights, our wrongs,
A moment, a love
A dream aloud.
A moment, a love
A dream aloud.
So stay there,
Because I'll be coming over.
And while our blood's still young
It's so young
It runs
And we won't stop until it's over.
Won't stop to surrender.
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Ellie Goulding | The End | /e/ellie+goulding/the+end_20896388.html | We've only ever kissed lying down
We've only ever touched
When there's no one else around
I can be elusive
If you want me to
I'm not being intrusive
I just wish I knew the truth
As to why
I wait for you
Longer than the average person would
And why
I think about you
More than I think one should
Our bodies fit together
Like a make-shift puzzle
And it's clear to see why you puzzle me
And you turn your frame
And you whisper my name
As though I am a burden
Cause I'm making up for lost time
And I'm making up for you
And I'm waking up from last night
And I'm waking up with you
So what's new?
So what's new?
I am at your house
So I belong to you for now
Trying to impress you
But lord I don't know how
I can be a statue
If you want me to
I'm not being difficult
I just need to know the truth
As to why
I'm wanting you
And I would take you if I could
And why I'm still (lay?) here
It's something I still haven't understood
Our hands rest together
Like pieces of paper
But they're always blank
When I hold your hand
And it gave you a fright
When I stayed the night
And you gave yourself to me
Cause I'm making up for lost time
And I'm making up for you
And I'm waking up from last night
And I'm waking up with you
So what's new?
So what's new?
It's not the end
It's not the end
So don't lets pretend
Cause I'm making up for lost time
And I'm making up for you
And I'm waking up from last night
And I'm making up for you
So what's new?
So what's new?
So what's new?
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Ellie Goulding | The Wolves | /e/ellie+goulding/the+wolves_20896393.html | Some day my pain,
Some day my pain,
Will mark you.
Harness your blame,
Harness your blame,
And walk through.
With the wild wolves around you,
In the morning I'll call you
Send it farther on.
Solace my game,
Solace my game
It stars you.
Swing wide your crane,
Swing wide your crane
And run me through.
And the story's all over you
In the morning I'll call you
Can't you find a clue when
Your eyes are all painted Sinatra blue.
What might have been lost
What might have been lost
What might have been lost
What might have been lost
What might have been lost
Don't bother me.
What might have been lost
Don't bother me
What might have been lost
What might have been lost
Someday my pain
Someday my pain
Someday my pain
Someday my pain.
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Ellie Goulding | The Writer | /e/ellie+goulding/the+writer_20874430.html | You wait for a silence
I wait for a word
Lie next to your frame
Girl unobserved
You change your position
And you are changing me
Casting these shadows
Where they shouldn't be
We're interrupted by the heat of the sun
Trying to prevent what's already begun
You're just a body
I can smell your skin
And when I feel it, you're wearing thin
But I've got a plan
Why don't you be the artist,
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask,
Won't you try to help me
Sat on your sofa, it's all broken springs
This isn't the place for those violin strings
I try out a smile and I aim it at you
You must have missed it
You always do
But I've got a plan
Why don't you be the artist,
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask,
Won't you try to help me
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows, interrupted
You wait, I wait, casting shadows
Why don't you be the artist,
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask,
Won't you try to help me
Why don't you be the artist,
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask,
Won't you try to help me
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Ellie Goulding | This Love | /e/ellie+goulding/this+love_20874436.html | Who are we to be emotional?
Who are we to play with hearts and throw away it all?
Oh, who are we to turn eachother's heads?
Who are we to find ourselves in other people's beds?
Oh, I don't like the way I never listen to myself
I feel like I'm on fire and I'm trying to cry for help
Oh, I don't think you know me much at all
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
I'm feeling down about this love
Who are you to make me feel so good?
Who are we to tell ourselves that we're misunderstood?
Oh, who am I to say I'm always yours?
Who am I to choose the boy that everyone adores?
Oh, I don't see a reason why we can't just be apart
We're falling on each other like we're always in the dark
Oh, I don't think you know me much at all, at all
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
(At all)
This love is not what you want
This heart will never be yours
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
This love is be and end all
This love will be your downfall
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Ellie Goulding | Two Years Ago | /e/ellie+goulding/two+years+ago_21104134.html | [Verse 1]
Reaching higher than towers
Wasn't anywhere we couldn't went
We had unbreakable powers
When our bodies meet, it's everything
This is was a beautiful vision
Even love was not a way you could describe it
And then there comes a collision
Nothing ever goes in the night
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And they're not lost forever
Lost what once was here
It's now just spots
Now the fireworks are fading
Is it over?
Lost you in the summer two years ago
[Chorus]
You, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
Two years ago
You, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
Two years ago
[Verse 2]
If there's no storm, why're we a shipwreck?
Thought our love is insurmountable
He knows my heart is still aching
Never thought it would be caused by you
[Pre-Chorus 2]
We're not lost forever
Lost what once was here
It's now just spots
Now the fireworks are fading
Is it over?
Lost you in the summer two years ago
[Chorus]
You, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
Two years ago
You, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
Two years ago
[Post-Chorus]
I'm wide awake and I can feel us moving on
Two years ago
There's a part of me that still believes that we belong
Two years ago
I'm wide awake and I can feel us moving on
Moving on, moving on, moving on
[Bridge]
And the reason I can't forget is I think you do too
I know you think of me, too
I'll use this moment to really forget
I will soon, but for now
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
[Chorus 2]
Two years ago
About you, about you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
Two years ago
About you, about you
I'm still thinking 'bout you, you, you
Two years ago
[Post-Chorus]
I'm wide awake and I can feel us moving on
Two years ago
There's a part of me that still believes that we belong
Two years ago
I'm wide awake and I can feel us moving on
Moving on, moving on, moving on
Two years ago
[Outro]
I'm wide awake and I can feel us moving on
There's a part of me that still believes that we belong
I'm wide awake and I can feel us moving on
Moving on, moving on, moving on
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Ellie Goulding | Winner | /e/ellie+goulding/winner_21104131.html | [Verse 1]
Let's call it a day, babe
I think I know what you're trying to say
Honey, it's fair play
Why try to win when I know I've lost?
We don't have to spell it
I think I know what you're trying to say
Just because I think this could break me
It doesn't mean that it will at all
[Pre-Chorus]
Love to the lovers
Hate to the haters
Love to you, babe
Do what you have to
[Chorus]
What a shame
What a loss
The winner takes
She takes it all
What a shame
What a loss
But I can see why
Because she's beautiful
What a defeat
To say the least
But thank God
The love is free
And maybe it's good for you
It's good for me
[Verse 2]
Let's call it a day, babe
I think I know what you're trying to say
And honey you're so right
There's so much to lose, but so much to learn
Let's call it a maybe
But we both know you're already gone
And just because it feels like I'm breaking
It doesn't mean I will fall apart
[Pre-Chorus]
Love to the lovers
Hate to the haters
Love to you, babe
Do what you have to
[Chorus]
What a shame
What a loss
The winner takes
She takes it all
What a shame
What a loss
But I can see why
Because she's beautiful
What a defeat
To say the least
But thank God
The love is free
And maybe it's good for you
It's good for me
[Pre-Chorus]
Love to you, babe
Love to the lovers
Hate to the haters
Love to you, babe
Do what you have to
[Chorus]
What a shame
What a loss
The winner takes
She takes it all
What a shame
What a loss
But I can see why
Because she's beautiful
What a defeat
To say the least
But thank God
The love is free
And maybe it's good for you
It's good for me
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Ellie Goulding | Wish I Stayed | /e/ellie+goulding/wish+i+stayed_20874439.html | Why can't we speak another language
One we all agree on
When men look outside, they see houses
Instead of the fields they grew from
We are constantly uprooted from them
Making us tiresome (and fearful)
Can you get up right now
Endeavor to free fall?
You can fall if you want to!
It's just a matter of how far
You've treasured our hometown,
But you've forgotten where you are
And it will stay with you until your mind's been found,
And it has been found wondering around
With that skipping rope, the trampoline,
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid,
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed
I wish I stayed
Patterns all arranged in my background
Pillars and posts keeping this country on form
Letters were all sent
With no addresses so that people can't discover
That we're always under cover
Why do I always draw triangles?
Instead of words this paper deserves
I don't own my clothes but I own my mind,
And it's not what you've lost but it's what you find
I don't own my clothes but I own my mind,
And it's not what you've lost but it's what you find
With that skipping rope, the trampoline,
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid,
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed
I wish I stayed
You can fall if you want to!
It's just a matter of how far
You've treasured our hometown,
But you've forgotten where you are
And it will stay with you until your mind's been found,
And it has been found wondering around
With that skipping rope, the trampoline,
The crafty smoke that made us choke
But we didn't give up hope
It's just the simple ways of getting paid,
The carelessness of running away
I wish I stayed
I wish I stayed
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Ellie Goulding | You, My Everything | /e/ellie+goulding/you+my+everything_21064659.html | (You, my everything)
(You, my everything)
You are my only hope
The truth that dealt the consequence
I know you don't feel the same
You're sensible but it doesn't make sense
I know I'm gonna weep my heart out
You know I'm gonna try much harder
But it isn't the shit in my head
Pulling me under this time
Could have given me something
You my everything
You left me kneeling
I was one of those people
You, my everything
You, my everything
You, my everything
You were my backbone when
The truth that dealt the consequence
You were my hometown when
My heart was filled with loneliness
Just as the dark was rising
You know I'm gonna try much harder
But it isn't the shit in my head
Pulling me under this time
Could have given me something
You my everything
You left me kneeling
I was one of those people
You, my everything
You, my everything
You, my everything
Could have given me something
You my everything
You left me kneeling
(You my everything)
I was one of those people
You, my everything
For what it's worth
For what it's worth
For what it's worth
You were my backbone when
My body ached with wearyness
You were my hometown when
My heart was filled with loneliness
Just as the dark was rising
I heard you close the door again
Just as the light turns out
I know who I dream of
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Ellie Goulding | Your Biggest Mistake | /e/ellie+goulding/your+biggest+mistake_20874438.html | Take cover
Signs don't show
You drove me
Off the road
But you let go
'Cause your hope is gone
And every question fades away
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off
Would it take the end of time to hear you heart's false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
Well you know this is your biggest mistake
You tread water
Fighting for the air in your lungs
Move
Move closer
Maybe you can right all your wrongs
But you let go
'Cause your hope is gone
And every answer fades away
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off
Would it take the end of time to hear your hearts false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
Well you know this is your biggest mistake
Wipe the mud spray from the face stop the engine
Stop pretending
Wipe the mud spray from your face stop the engine,
Stop pretending, that you're still breathing
It's a shame you don't know what you're running from
Would your bones have to break and your lights turn off
Would it take the end of time to hear your hearts false start?
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
Well you know this is your biggest mistake
You know this is your biggest mistake
What a waste, what a waste, what a waste
And of all the things you never explained
Well you know this is your biggest mistake
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Ellie Goulding | Your Song | /e/ellie+goulding/your+song_20895401.html | It's a little bit funny
This feeling inside
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.
So excuse me forgetting
But these things I do
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 maybe 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
Now you're in the world
If I was a sculptor
But then again no
Or a girl who makes potions in
A traveling 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.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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
Now you're in the world.
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Elton John | A Town Called Jubilee | /e/elton+john/a+town+called+jubilee_21065969.html | Lily pulled a horseshoe from a pile of junk
Said I'm gonna keep this good luck piece
Of iron inside my truck
The boy just whispered OK
And grabbed his old black dog
As we piled on in and cut out through
That late November fog
Dull as a plowshare rusting in the yard
Old Cotton grinned and waved goodbye
While the auctioneers all played cards
On every other Sunday
I'd walk down to Moe's and back
Eat a t-bone steak, watch a picture show,
For a dollar and a half
Come on little sister get up offa my knee
Gonna settle down someday
In a town called Jubilee
Come on brother Jake
Break on out and a break free
Gonna set things right and set up a house
In a town called Jubilee
That fog came out of nowhere
Short of what I can tell
Hand to hand we passed that bucket
Up and down from the well
Gone to California
Used to be what folks would say
Down around these parts if it was me
I'd have hoped that west bound stage
Come on little sister get up offa my knee
Gonna settle down someday
In a town called Jubilee
Come on brother Jake
Break on out and a break free
Gonna set things right and set up a house
In a town called Jubilee
One less hallelujah
A little less sympathy
Lily and Jake, the old black dog
A pinewood box, a rocking horse
All gone to Jubilee
Come on little sister get up offa my knee
Gonna settle down someday
In a town called Jubilee
Come on brother Jake
Break on out and a break free
Gonna set things right and set up a house
In a town called Jubilee
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Elton John | A Word In Spanish | /e/elton+john/a+word+in+spanish_20046590.html | I don't know why
I just know I do
I just can't explain
In this language that I use
Something leaves me speechless
Each time that you approach
Each time you glide right through me
As if I was a ghost
If I only could tell you
If you only would listen
I've got a line or two to use on you
I've got a romance we could christen
And there's a word in Spanish I don't understand
But I heard it in a film one time spoken by the leading man
He said it with devotion, he sounded so sincere
And the words he spoke in Spanish brought the female lead to tears
A word in Spanish, a word in Spanish
If you can't comprehend
Read it in my eyes
If you don't understand it's love
In a thin disguise
And what it takes to move you
Each time that you resist
Is more than just a pretty face
To prove that I exist
When manners make no difference
And my gifts all lay undone
I trade my accent in on chance
And fall back on a foreign tongue
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Elton John | All Across The Havens | /e/elton+john/all+across+the+havens_20046533.html | The sister of sunlight
Comes to my lonely life
Bearing the crosses I hung
I hung on my lonely wife
And the anchor told me
If I prayed by the river
That the sweet sound of water
Would always go with her
All across the havens to the waterfall
They told me I would meet her there
Inside those icy walls
But how on earth in this universe
Can they forgive me of my pains
For all across the havens
I must stumble locked in chains
Then the mother of mercy
Showed me her stable
And told me you would be safe
Safe in her cradle
And the waterfall opened
And the water withdrew
Leaving me standing
On a road leading through
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Elton John | Amen | /e/elton+john/amen+feat+the+sounds+of+blackness_20259360.html | Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
See the little baby
Wrapped in a manger
On Christmas Morning
Amen, Amen, Amen
See him in the Temple
Talking with the Elders
Tomorrows Wisdom
Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
Down at the Jordan
And John was baptising
And Savin' all sinners
Amen, Amen, Amen
See 'em at the Seaside
Talking with the fisherman
And makin' disciples
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
Sing it through the mountains
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Elton John | And The House Fell Down | /e/elton+john/and+the+house+fell+down_20538326.html | The sun is up and the shades are all pulled down
I'm more paranoid with every little sound
Like the leaf blower blowing the leaves around
And a siren wailing on the other side of town
Oh the TVs on and the colors really hurt my head
If I could think straight I'd wish that I was dead
Or curled up naked in my lover's bed
Instead I'm hanging over Hell suspended by a single thread
[Chorus:]
And I don't recall who said it at this time
That your enemies grow strong on what you leave behind
I built it up and the wolf he came around
He huffed and puffed and the house fell down
With a rolled up note I'm hovering on that line
Three days on a diet of cocaine and wine
And a little weed just to level me sometime
I put the clock in the drawer 'cause I've cancelled out the time
[Chorus]
So don't knock on my door, don't try to call
I'm holed up in this room talking to the wall
When you're high as this you think you know it all
When you're this deep in there's no place else to fall
[Chorus]
And still that saying gets inside my mind
That your enemies grow strong on what you leave behind
I built it up and the wolf he came around
He huffed and puffed and the house fell down
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Elton John | Angeline | /e/elton+john/angeline_20046398.html | Well, I'm work shy, I'm wild-eyed
So shut that door when the baby cries
Keep me well fed, give me warm bread
Lay my body on a feather bed
And spoil me, Angeline, get to work
When the whistle screams, Angeline
Maybe someday, some way
Somewhere in the future there's more pay
Give me more cash, bring me sour mash
Peel me a grape and fetch my stash
And bite me, Angeline, let me use
You like a sex machine, Angeline
You've got to swing that hammer, punch that card
Angeline, I love you when you work so hard
Swing that hammer and sew my jeans
Angeline just loves it when I treat her mean, Angeline
Well, I talk tough, I act rough
Lay still honey, I can't get enough
And keep your nose clean, let me be
On your knees when you speak to me
And trust me, Angeline and talk real dirty
And I'll make you scream, Angeline
You've got to swing that hammer and punch that card
Angeline, I love you when you work so hard
Swing that hammer and sew my jeans
Angeline just loves it when I treat her mean
You've got to swing that hammer, punch that card
Angeline, I love you when you work so hard
Swing that hammer and sew my jeans
Angeline just loves it when I treat her mean
Angeline just loves it when I treat her mean
Angeline, Angeline, treat her mean, Angeline
Treat her mean, Angeline, treat her mean, Angeline
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Elton John | Answer In The Sky | /e/elton+john/answer+in+the+sky_10098650.html | Well they say that it's a fact
If you watch the sky at night
And if you stare into the darkness
You might see celestial light
And if your heart is empty
And there's no hope in sight
There's a chance you'll find an answer in the sky
Well they say that it's a shame
If you have nothing to believe
And if you can't hold onto something
You might as well die where you sleep
You don't need a prayer
And there's no price to ask why
Sometimes you'll find an answer in the sky
And it's all so much bigger than it seems
And it all overwhelms us now and then
And I'm banking on a chance we believe
That good can still control the hearts of men
Sometimes you'll find an answer in the sky
And it's all so much bigger than it seems
And it all overwhelms us now and then
And I'm banking on a chance that we believe
That good can still control the hearts of men
This life's a long old road
We shouldn't have to walk alone
But if you find the right companion
You won't feel so worn out when you've grown
All life is precious
And every day's a prize
And sometimes you'll find an answer in the sky
All life is precious
And every day's a prize
And sometimes you'll find an answer in the sky
And sometimes you'll find an answer in the sky
And sometimes you'll find an answer in the sky
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Elton John | Bad Side Of The Moon | /e/elton+john/bad+side+of+the+moon_20046710.html | T seems as though I've lived my life
On the bad side of the moon
To stir your dregs in sickness still
Without the rustic spoon
Common people live with me
Where the light has never shone
And the hermits flock like hummingbirds
To speak in a foreign tongue
I'm a light world away
From the people who make me stay
Sitting on the bad side of the moon
There ain't no need for watchdogs here
To justify our ways
We live our life in manacles
The main cause of our stay
Exiled here from other worlds
My sentence comes too soon
Why should I be made to pay
On the bad side of the moon
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Elton John | Ballad Of A Well Known Gun | /e/elton+john/ballad+of+a+well+known+gun_20046689.html | I pulled out my Stage Coach Times
And I read the latest news
I tapped my feet in dumb surprise
And of course I saw they knew
The Pinkertons pulled out my bags
And asked me for my name
I stuttered out my answer
And hung my head in shame
Now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Now I've seen this chain gang
Lord I say let me see my priest
I couldn't have faced your desert sand
Old burning brown backed beast
The poor house they hit me for my kin
And claimed my crumbling walls
Now I know how Reno felt
When he ran from the law
Now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Now they've found me
Lord I say at last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Lord I say now they've found me
Well I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
Lord I say now they've found me
At last they've found me
It's hard to run
From a starving family
Now they've found me
I won't run
I'm tired of hearing
There goes a well-known gun
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Elton John | Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes | /e/elton+john/ballad+of+the+boy+in+the+red+shoes_20046636.html | I'm stoned in the twilight
Screaming on the inside
Give me your water, help me survive
Gonna miss the sunlight
When I lose my eyesight
Give me my red shoes, I want to dance
They search for an answer
But that old man wouldn't listen
Back then I was handsome
Back then he was ignorant
And shave off the years now, it's all inside my head
The boy in the red shoes is dancing by my bed
Put them in a box somewhere, put them in a drawer
Take my red shoes, I can't wear them anymore
Had garlands in the wings back then
All the pretty little things back then
Calling out my name, oh what fame brings
After curtain calls and bows
I can't see the front row now
Hand me my red shoes just one more time
They pushed aside our presence
They refused to go the distance
Back then I was Sigmund
Back then he wouldn't listen
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Elton John | Belfast | /e/elton+john/belfast_20046497.html | Deep inside
My soul fights a war
I can't explain
I can't cross over any more
All I see are dirty faces
Rain and wire
And common sense in pieces
But I try to see through Irish eyes, Belfast.
Look outside
Summer's lost and gone
It's a long walk
On a street of right and wrong
In every inch of sadness
Rock and tanks
Go hand in hand with madness
But I never saw a braver place, Belfast.
And it's sad when they sing
And hollow ears listen
Of smokin' black roses
On the streets of Belfast
And so say your lovers
From under the flowers
Every foot of this world
Needs an inch of Belfast
Who's to say
On whom Heaven smiles
Our different ways
We try harder to recognize
No more enchanted evenings
The pubs are closed
And all the ghosts are leaving
But you'll never let them shut you down,
Belfast.
And it's sad when they sing
And hollow ears listen
Of smokin' black roses
On the streets of Belfast
And so say your lovers
From under the flowers
Every foot of this world
Needs an inch of Belfast
The enemy is not at home
A jealous green
Streaks down this faulty diamond
No bloody boots or crucifix
Can ever hope to split this emerald island
But I never saw a braver place,
Belfast.
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Elton John | Believe | /e/elton+john/believe_20046498.html | I believe in love, it's all we got
Love has no boundaries, costs nothing to touch
War makes money, cancer sleeps
Curled up in my father and that means something to me
Churches and dictators, politics and papers
Everything crumbles sooner or later
But love, I believe in love
I believe in love, it's all we got
Love has no boundaries, no borders to cross
Love is simple, hate breeds
Those who think difference is the child of disease
Father and son make love and guns
Families together kill someone
Without love, I believe in love
Without love I wouldn't believe
In anything that lives and breathes
Without love I'd have no anger
I wouldn't believe in the right to stand here
Without love I wouldn't believe
I couldn't believe in you
And I wouldn't believe in me
Without love
I believe in love
I believe in love
I believe in love
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Elton John | Bennie And The Jets | /e/elton+john/bennie+the+jets_20046854.html | Hey kids, shake it loose together
The spotlight's hitting something
That's been known to change the weather
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight
So stick around
You're gonna hear electric music
Solid walls of sound
Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine
Bennie and the Jets
Hey kids, plug into the faithless
Maybe they're blinded
But Bennie makes them ageless
We shall survive, let us take ourselves along
Where we fight our parents out in the streets
To find who's right and who's wrong
Oh Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
Oh but they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, oh
Bennie and the Jets
Oh Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
Oh but they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh Bennie she's really keen
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, oh
Bennie and the Jets
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Elton John | Better Off Dead | /e/elton+john/better+off+dead_20046200.html | There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on
And just enough time for the night to pass by without warning
Away in the distance there's a blue flashing light
Someone's in trouble somewhere tonight
As the flickering neon stands ready to fuse
The wind blows away all of yesterday's news
Well they've locked up their daughters and they battened the hatches
They always could find us but they never could catch us
Through the grease streaked windows of an all night cafe
We watched the arrested get taken away
And that cigarette haze has ecology beat
As the whores and the drunks filed in from the street
Cause the steam's in the boiler, the coal's in the fire
If you ask how I am, then I'll just say inspired
If the thorn of a rose, is the thorn in your side
Then you're better off dead, if you haven't yet died
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Elton John | Between Seventeen And Twenty | /e/elton+john/between+seventeen+twenty_20046171.html | I wonder who's sleeping in your sheets tonight
Whose head rests upon the bed
Could it be a close friend I knew so well
Who seems to be so close to you instead
Close to you instead
I'm blue tonight, I'm red when I'm mad
I'm green when I'm jealous, yellow when I'm sad
I guess I cannot have everything
So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen
So out of choice I chose rock and roll
But it pushed me to the limit everyday
It turned me into a gypsy, kept me away from home
From there on, there seemed no use for you
For you to stay
And if I shower around 3 a.m.
It's just to wash away
The trace of a love unwanted
Oh in the times I went astray
The times I went astray
So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen
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Elton John | Big Dipper | /e/elton+john/big+dipper_20046160.html | Now I saw you talking to a cute little slip of a sailor
And it looked at first like the whole thing would end as a failure
He had a thing about a quarter to four
And he just couldn't handle any more
He's got his own big dipper so he won't be needing your big dipper
He's got his own big dipper and he won't be needing yours
So you filled him up with all kinds of stuff to relax him
And you took him down to the fairground after some action
And by around about a quarter to six
You found a different way to get your kicks
Up on the real big dipper where you tried an few new tricks
Big dipper
Up on a great big dipper did you learn a few new licks
He hadn't been too keen at the start
Now he seems to have a change of heart
He's got his own big dipper
Only now he's not so sure, big dipper
He's got his own big dipper
But there's always room for more
Everybody's got a song to sing
Everybody's got to do their thing, big dipper, big dipper
And at around about a quarter to ten
You got up and did it all again
He's got his own big dipper and now he knows just what it's for
Big dipper
He's got his own big dipper but he's got his eye on yours
Another ride, another tune
Another crazy afternoon
Another reason for squeezing your big dipper
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Elton John | Blessed | /e/elton+john/blessed_20046464.html | Hey you, you're a child in my head
You haven't walked yet
Your first words have yet to be said
But I swear you'll be blessed
I know you're still just a dream
your eyes might be green
Or the bluest that I've ever seen
Anyway you'll be blessed
And you, you'll be blessed
You'll have the best
I promise you that
I'll pick a star from the sky
Pull your name from a hat
I promise you that, promise you that, promise you that
You'll be blessed
I need you before I'm too old
To have and to hold
To walk with you and watch you grow
And know that you're blessed
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Elton John | Blues For My Baby And Me | /e/elton+john/blues+for+my+baby+and+me_20155661.html | Your old man got mad when I told him we were leaving
He cursed and he raged and he swore at the ceiling
He called you his child, said honey get wise to his game
He'll get you in trouble I know it, those bums are all the same
There's a greyhound outside in the lane, it's waiting for us
So tell him goodbye, we gotta go west on that bus
And it's all over now
Don't you worry no more
Gonna go west to the sea
The greyhound is swaying
And the radio is playing
Some blues for baby and me
And the highway looks like it never did
Lord it looks so sweet and so free
And I can't forget that trip to the west
Singing blues for baby and me
Saw your hands trembling, your eyes opened in surprise
It's ninety in the shade babe, and there ain't a cloud in the sky
I called you my child, said honey now this is our game
There's two of us to play it and I'm happy to be home again
There's a greyhound outside in the lane, it's waiting for us
So tell him goodbye, we gotta go west on that bus
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Elton John | Border Song | /e/elton+john/border+song_20046805.html | Holy Moses I have been removed
I have seen the spectre he has been here too
Distant cousin from down the line
Brand of people who ain't my kind
Holy Moses I have been removed
Holy Moses I have been deceived
Now the wind has changed direction and I'll have to leave
Won't you please excuse my frankness but it's not my cup of tea
Holy Moses I have been deceived
I'm going back to the border
Where my affairs, my affairs ain't abused
I can't take any more bad water
Been poisoned from my head down to my shoes
Holy Moses I have been deceived
Holy Moses let us live in peace
Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease
There's a man over there
What's his colour I don't care
He's my brother let us live in peace
He's my brother let us live in peace
He's my brother let us live in peace
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Elton John | Breaking Down Barriers | /e/elton+john/breaking+down+barriers_20046727.html | I recall how it used to be
In my younger days
I built a wall all around my heart
To keep the pain away
I built it tall, and I built it wide
I left no room for doubt
Your love still found its way inside
And couldn't get back out
I'm breaking down the barriers
Making up my mind
I'm breaking down the barriers of time
I'm taking down the barriers
And loving what I find
I'm breaking down the barriers that lie
Between your love and mine
I guess you know you were not the first
You may not be the last
But you have shown me a better way
And now I'm learning fast
You gotta go where the feeling flows
I take it while it's hot
You gotta give if you want to get
And I want all you got
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Elton John | Breaking Hearts | /e/elton+john/breaking+hearts_10097329.html | Music by elton john
Lyrics by bernie taupin
Available on the album breaking hearts
They used to say that boys are tough as nails
In every way he keeps his heart as guarded as a jail
Now things have changed, I feel so old
Like any girl could drag my heart across the coals
I was always there in the thick of things
I always had the heart of every woman on a string
The danger zone shone from my eyes
It seemed like every inch I gained became a mile
It's not the night reaching in and touching me
It's just that breaking hearts ain't what it used to be
It seems that time has killed that cruel streak in me
And breaking hearts ain't what it used to be
It's not the light shining in and catching me
It's just that breaking hearts ain't what it used to be
But time has come and cast a spell on me
And breaking hearts ain't what it used to be
And now I know what lonely means
I used to give so little and gain everything
The darkest part of every day
Is the shadow of another girl as she turns and walks away
Can't say I blame them all for being hurt
After all I treated each and every one like dirt
Who wants a heart that's never home
I face the facts and lock myself into a life alone
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Elton John | Burn Down The Mission | /e/elton+john/burn+down+the+mission_20046713.html | You tell me there's an angel in your tree
Did he say he'd come to call on me
For things are getting desperate in our home
Living in the parish of the restless folks I know
Everybody now bring your family down to the riverside
Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide
Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps
It's time we put the flame torch to their keep
Burn down the mission
If we're gonna stay alive
Watch the black smoke fly to heaven
See the red flame light the sky
Burn down the mission
Burn it down to stay alive
It's our only chance of living
Take all you need to live inside
Deep in the woods the squirrels are out today
My wife cried when they came to take me away
But what more could I do just to keep her warm
Than burn burn burn burn down the mission walls
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Elton John | Burning Buildings | /e/elton+john/burning+buildings_20046190.html | It used to be a sweet sensation
No price too high for love
Now I pay for this bitter taste
And the price is not enough
Such cruel sport for your kicks
Such hard knocks on my heart
How long before the pain ends?
Tell me where living starts
And lovers leap off burning buildings
Waking up on a sky high wire
Desperation leaves us clinging
On the edge of a house on fire
Lovers leap off burning buildings
Live our life on borrowed time
Every flame that ever moved you
Touched your lips but never mine
Lovers leap off burning buildings
No room for conversation
Cold stares and angry words
Fall in pieces from our faces
We read "Do not disturb"
Some lovers just go hungry
Others beg for just a bite
You use me under pressure
To whet your appetite
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Elton John | Cage The Songbird | /e/elton+john/cage+the+songbird_20046174.html | Sober in the morning light
Things look so much different
To how they looked last night
A pale face pressed to an unmade bed
Like flags of many nations flying high above her head
The cellophane still on the flowers
The telegram still in her hand
As whispers circulate all day
Their back-stage baby princess passed away
And you can cage the songbird
But you can't make her sing
And you can trap the free bird
But you'll have to clip her wings
Cause she'll soar like a hawk when she flies
But she'll dive like an eagle when she dies
Promises of no more lies
Fell flat upon an empty stage
Before the audience arrived
A return in time to the cheaper seats
She never knew what lay beneath
Just a dated handbill they found between the sheets
Let down before the final curtain
A shallow heart that left her cold
She left in rouge upon the mirror
A circled kiss to the faithful who'd miss her
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Elton John | Calling It Christmas (With Joss Stone) | /e/elton+john/calling+it+christmas+with+joss+stone_20825555.html | On a hill long ago, on a cold winter's night
In a land far away, three kings saw a light
And from heaven it shone like God's, God's own crown
And it guided three kings into Bethlehem town
Oh, they came bearing gifts and so said each one
Let's call this day Christmas from this moment on
We'll be calling it Christmas in honor of him
The child in the manger or savior and king
We've been calling it Christmas, keeping the faith
Knowing the reason we're saving the day
We've been calling it Christmas down through the years
Spreading joy to the world when Christmas is here
Oh, a simple belief was the start of it all
A small child asleep on a bed made of straw
[Unverified] where shepherds and kings
First [Unverified] this moment would bring
We've been calling it Christmas, keeping the faith
Knowing the reason we're saving the day
We've been calling it Christmas down through the years
Spreading joy to the world when Christmas is here
We've been calling it Christmas, keeping the faith
Knowing the reason we're saving the day
We've been calling it Christmas down through the years
Spreading joy to the world when Christmas is here
We've been calling it Christmas down through the years
Spreading joy to the world when Christmas is here
Spreading joy to the world when Christmas is here
Spreading joy to the world when Christmas is here
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Elton John | Candlelit Bedroom | /e/elton+john/candlelit+bedroom_21081884.html | The sound of one heart breaking, the sound of someone waking
To the cold hard truth before the sun goes down
If I could ever catch you a little bit of that
I'd wrap it up and bury it in the deep dark ground
On the ledge with one last chance to beg
To the deepest root of the oldest tree
If we could only bottle a little bit of rain
Wrung out from the history in it's ancient leaves
[Chorus:]
All we need is a candlelit bedroom
All you ever wanted was a state of grace
Every waking moment you believe that
Love will always lead you to a better place
The never ending stories of the victor and the spoils
The treasure and the lesson to be learned
If I could ever wrap up a little piece of this
I'd strike a match and watch the contents burn
[Chorus (x2)]
Love will always lead to a candlelit bedroom
Only if you want it bad enough
Every waking moment you believe that
You must have a little faith in the light of love
Every waking moment you believe that
You must have a little faith in the light of love
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Elton John | Can't Stay Alone Tonight | /e/elton+john/cant+stay+alone+tonight_21065973.html | I blew the dust out of the corners
Threw some dead wood on the fire
Tuned the radio to silence
Watched the evening sun expire
Should have called you up this morning
But I'm such a fool at times
I still search my shaving mirror
Looking for your face with mine
And I can't stay alone tonight
Can't let another day go by
Why is it always this way?
Time never seems to really fly
And time is never really on my side
And I can't stay alone tonight
Things have to change and they might
But I can't stay alone tonight
Chalk up one more crazy notion
Imagination running wild
But if I needed confirmation
I would have gone that extra mile
You're the last chance on the highway
I'm that open stretch of road
You're the diner in my rear-view
A cup of coffee getting cold
And I can't stay alone tonight
Can't let another day go by
Why is it always this way?
Time never seems to really fly
And time is never really on my side
And I can't stay alone tonight
Things have to change and they might
But I can't stay alone tonight
Bruised in this cold war of words
We've come undone two loose ends alone
Possessed by that curse you've endured
The spell that I cast couldn't make you come home
And I can't stay alone tonight
Can't let another day go by
Why is it always this way?
Time never seems to really fly
And time is never really on my side
And I can't stay alone tonight
Things have to change and they might
But I can't stay alone tonight
Things have to change and they might
But I can't stay alone tonight
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Elton John | Chameleon | /e/elton+john/chameleon_20046483.html | The last I heard of you
You were somewhere on a cruise in the Mediterranean
So imagine my surprise to see you very much alive
In the English rain again
And I can still recall wet afternoons
When we were small and simply childish
But you've created your own ghost
And the need you have is more than most to hide it
Oh, Chameleon, you're stealing your way back into my eyes
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
You're a devil, you're a devil in disguise
Do you really change me, or am I going crazy
Chameleon, Chameleon, Chameleon, you're free again my child
I remember still those lazy summer days
We'd kill out hunting danger
And we were alien to all outsiders
We had no desire to talk to strangers
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Elton John | Chapel Of Love | /e/elton+john/chapel+of+love_20046967.html | Spring is here, the sky is blue
Birds will sing as if they knew
Today's the day, we'll say "i do"
And we'll never be lonely any more
Because we're going to the chapel
And we're gonna to get married
Going to the chapel
And we're gonna get married
Gee i really love you
And we're gonna get married
Going to the chapel of love
Bells will ring, the sun will shine
I will be hers, and she'll be mine
We'll love until the end of time
And we'll never be lonely any more
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Elton John | Chasing The Crown | /e/elton+john/chasing+the+crown_20046151.html | I built a wall in China, I sank an ocean liner
I've wrecked homes, I've burned thrones, chasing the crown
I've put thorns in your feet, I spread plague in the streets
I've sprung traps, confused maps, chasing the crown
I'm chasing the crown till he bites the apple
I was licking my lips till his Son come down
I'm chasing the crown, the crown, I'm chasing the crown
I'm taking a turn in the right direction
By leaving his soul in the lost and found
I'm chasing the crown, I'm chasing the crown
I saw the tea float in Boston, I saw the live wire shock them
I made them float, I made them drown, chasing the crown
I laid the desert sands, I froze the polar caps
Well, they'd dry out, and I'd shout "Hey I'm chasing the crown"
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Elton John | Chloe | /e/elton+john/chloe_20046729.html | How come you're so understanding
When I tell you all my lies
And pretending to believe them
See through all my alibis
And I need you more than ever
And I want you till the end... Chloe
How you handle what you live through
I can never hope to learn
Taking all the pain I give you
Loving blindly in return
And I need you more than ever
I will always be your friend
Chloe, Chloe
[Chorus]
Chloe, what you gonna do about me
Chloe, what you gonna do
What you gonna do about me
You're the lifeline that I cling to
When I feel like giving in
When the dreams that I rely on
Start to wear a little thin
Then I need you more than ever
And I want you till the end
Chloe, Chloe
[Chorus]
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Elton John | Circle Of Life | /e/elton+john/circle+of+life_20046739.html | From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the Sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
[Chorus]
In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the Sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
[Chorus x2]
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
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Elton John | Club At The End Of The Street | /e/elton+john/club+at+the+end+of+the+street_20046611.html | When the shades are drawn
And the light of the moon is banned
And the stars up above
Walk the heavens hand in hand
There's a shady place
At the end of the working day
Where young lovers go
And this hot little trio plays
That's where we meet
That's where we meet
Me and you rendezvous
In the club at the end of the street
Oh, where we meet
Oh, where we meet
Me and you rendezvous
In the club at the end of the street
From the alleyways
Where the catwalks gently sway
You hear the sound of Otis
And the voice of Marvin Gaye
In this smoky room
There's a jukebox, plays all night
And we can dance real close
Beneath the pulse of a neon light
There's a downtown smell of cooking
From the flame on an open grill
There's a sax and a big bass pumping
Lord, have mercy
You can't sit still
You can't sit still
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Elton John | Cold Highway | /e/elton+john/cold+highway_20046536.html | Your life stepped lightly out our hands
When no one's looking out you understand
Your world was a wheel but the cog ceased to turn
The bottom fell out and our fingers got burned
And there's a cold, cold highway that the wind whistles down
Where the corners turn blind like the graveyard ground
Oh your black icy snare once cut down my friend
In the deepest dark winter when the world seemed to end
Every new version of the way of life
Leaves you reckless and searching for stars in the night
But whose kid are you when they finally decide
The lifestyle you led and the way that you died
But they're oh so simple, they're still trying to tell
The difference for you between heaven and hell
To glorify something, your legends are found
But all they bought you was a hole in the ground
Years rolling by just like a dream
I'm partly human and I'm partly machine
They've lost you and fate put your name on a stone
Perhaps now my friend they might leave you alone
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Elton John | Come Down In Time | /e/elton+john/come+down+in+time_20046932.html | In the quiet silent seconds I turned off the light switch
And I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left
While a cluster of night jars sang some songs out of tune
A mantle of bright light shone down from a room
Come down in time I still hear her say
So clear in my ear like it was today
Come down in time was the message she gave
Come down in time and I'll meet you half way
Well I don't know if I should have heard her as yet
But a true love like hers is a hard love to get
And I've walked most all the way and I ain't heard her call
And I'm getting to thinking if she's coming at all
Come down in time I still hear her say
So clear in my ear like it was today
Come down in time was the message she gave
Come down in time and I'll meet you half way
There are women and women, and some hold you tight
While some leave you counting the stars in the night.
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Elton John | Cottonfields | /e/elton+john/cottonfields_20046571.html | When I was a little bitty baby
My Momma done rocked me in the cradle
In them old cottonfields back home
It was back in Louisiana
Just about a mile from Texarkana
In them old cottonfields back home
Let me tell you now well I got me in a mess
I caught a nail in my tire doing lickety splits
I had to walk a long long way to town
Came along a nice old man
Well he had a hammer
Wait a minute mister, can you get me some direction
I'm gonna wanna be right off for home
Oh, let them cotton balls get rotten
I got you baby, who needs cotton
In them old cottonfields back home
Well, it sure feels good to breathe the air back home
You should have seen their faces when they seen how I'd grown
In them old cotton fields back home
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Elton John | Country Love Song | /e/elton+john/country+love+song_20046705.html | Suzie walks her dog but it don't solve
All the mysteries
Hanging with the guys, making with the guys
Playing hard to please
Back in '63, she was made for me
We were having fun
Wasn't long before I could not ignore
She's about hanging out
Campus queen dreams
Shattered years ago
And I'm the one who knows
It's the same country love song
Different words, a different melody
It's the same country love song
Mama said to me, "John, you got to be
Honest to yourself
Keeping up the pace, losing in the race
Further on the shelf"
I want to write a country love song
Tell them nothing's wrong
Suzie did my heart
There is nothing more, something said before
See'est la vie, mon cherie
Lady Luck, me and sexy so and so
And I'm the one who knows
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Elton John | Crystal | /e/elton+john/crystal_20046920.html | We're caught up in a web, you and I
Since Crystal came between us
The knots of friendship seem to be untied
And it hurts me most to cheat and that's no lie
She can swing us both forever
In the long run she's the one who must decide
And if she leaves me handle her with care
Don't hurt little Crystal
And if she calls you long distance just be there
Oh Crystal
The world is your oyster, you're a pearl
But he's a jewel and my friend
I'm sure that in the end, Crystal you'll be his little girl
Oh Crystal
You're stronger than me but I'm sure
That the fight would fall to no one
The cold hard truth is stronger than us all
And it breaks my heart to see us go this far
We're just captives in our separate cells
And without her there's no peace behind these bars
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Elton John | Dan Dare | /e/elton+john/dan+dare_10098822.html | Can you tell me how old Dan might have done it
If he'd been here now? Holy cow
My stars might have been read on the planet Mars
'Cause I don't have foresight to see
If we still be together in the twenty first
In the twenty first century [Incomprehensible]
He's our flyin' ace, pilot of the future
In an endless space, holy cow
My eyes never saw a rocket that was quite that size
'Cause I don't have the energy
To be cat and mouse for the champions
For the champions of destiny, oh no
So long Captain Dan
I fail to see what motivates your hands
Goodbye restless night
You know I loved Dan Dare
But I couldn't make his flight
So long, so long, yeah
Dan Dare doesn't know it
He doesn't know it, he doesn't know it
But I liked the Mekon
So long Captain Dan
I fail to see what motivates your hands
Goodbye restless night
You know I loved Dan Dare
But I couldn't make his flight
So long, so long
Dan Dare doesn't know it
He doesn't know it, he doesn't know it
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it
He doesn't know it, he doesn't know it
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it
Doesn't know it, doesn't know it
But I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it, no, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it, but I liked the Mekon
Dan Dare doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it, no, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
Dan Dare doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it, no, he doesn't know it
No, he doesn't know it
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Elton John | Dancing In The End Zone | /e/elton+john/dancing+in+the+end+zone_20046973.html | Have you ever had a good time turn bad
When the leaves turn brown
And the shattered glass just splinters
It's days like this that you can't resist
A long tall drink
And a big yellow sun in the winter
And you can go dancing
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
Dancing in the end zone
And you can go dancing
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
Dancing in the end zone
Did you ever pray you could stay away
Company excluded
From the curse of the family circle
In a big round room on the edge of the moon
There's a shooting star
In a race for the final hurdle
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
Dancing in the end zone
And you can go dancing
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
Dancing in the end zone
No need to worry, no need to worry
No need to worry when you dance alone
You already made it, you already made it
When you're dancing in the end zone
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
Dancing in the end zone
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
You can go dancing
Dancing in the end zone
You can go dancing
In the end zone
You can go dancing
In the end zone
You can go dancing
You can go dancing in the end zone
You can go dancing
You can go dancing in the end zone
You can go dancing
You can go dancing in the end zone
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Elton John | Daniel | /e/elton+john/daniel_20046807.html | Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
Oh 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
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, cuz' you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the skies
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
Oh I miss Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes.
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Elton John | Dark Diamond | /e/elton+john/dark+diamond_20046638.html | Oh, I'm a dark diamond
I've turned hard and cold
Once was a jewel with fire in my soul
There's two sides of a mirror
One I couldn't break through
Stayed trapped on the inside, wound up losing you
Tell me how does it work
How do you make things fit
Spent all my life trying to get it right
I've put it together and it falls apart
I thought to myself I might understand
But when the wall's built
And the heart hardens
You get a dark diamond
Dark diamond
Oh, I'm a dark diamond
But you're something else
You read me more than I read myself
The one star I could count on
Only comet I could trust
You burnt through my life to the true meaning of love
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Elton John | Day Is Done | /e/elton+john/day+is+done_20192064.html | When the day is done
Down to Earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done
When the day is done
Hope so much your race will be all run
Then you find you jumped the gun
Have to go back where you begun
When the day is done
When the night is cold
Some get by but some get old
Just to show life's not made of gold
When the night is cold
When the bird has flown
Got no one to call your own
Got no place to call your home
Now the bird has flown
When the game's been fought
Newspaper blowing across the court
Lost much sooner than you would have thought
Now the game's been fought
When the party's through
Seems so very sad for you
Didn't do the things you meant to do
Now there's no time to to start anew
Now the party's through
When the day is done
Down to Earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done
Day is done
When the day is done
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Elton John | Dear God | /e/elton+john/dear+god_20046152.html | Dear God, are you there
Can you hear me, do you care
Dear God, here are we
Less than perfect, far from free
Oh we take what we get and we don't take no more
But we sometimes forget what it was you created us for
Dear God, now's the time
If you're listening, show some sign
Dear God, hear me plead
Don't desert us in our need
Dear God, lend a hand
Is this really what you planned
Dear God, in you we trust
Though we've failed you, don't fail us
Oh we take what we get but we can't take much more
Do you sometimes forget what it was you created us for, dear God
I hope and pray you'll lead us to a brighter day
Out of the darkness and light up our way, dear God
I hope and pray you'll lead us to a better way
Love is the answer so light up our way, dear God
Light up our way dear God, dear God
Love is the answer so light up our way, dear God
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Elton John | Deep Inside | /e/elton+john/deep+inside_21037546.html | The problem is
For many years
I've lived my life
Publicly
So it's hard for me to find a man I trust
I really trust
And everytime I find someone I like
Gotta worry about
If it's really me
That they see
And I thought you were the one, yeah
Deep inside I wish that they could see
That I'm just plain ol' Mary, Mary
Deep inside I wish that they could see
That I'm just plain ol' Mary, Mary
I don't have a lot of friends
And sometimes I have to wonder
Is it cash they see when they look at me
'Cause they're lookin' for a ride that's free
So I made the choice to be
Good to those who are good to me
Don't judge me, don't think I'm bitter
For the evil does allow me to see I'm just Mary
I'm just Mary, just Mary, just Mary
I'm just Mary, just Mary, just Mary
I, I, oh
Deep inside I wish that they could see
That I'm just plain ol' Mary, Mary
Deep inside I wish that they could see
That I'm just plain ol' Mary, Mary
The problem is
For many years
I've lived my life
Publicly
And everytime I find a man
I, I can't trust him
Oh
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Elton John | Did He Shoot Her? | /e/elton+john/did+he+shoot+her_20046191.html | Sling your hook in with him baby
He's a real sharp-shooter now
If he's out there hiding in the tall grass
Tell him I said he was a coward
This ain't any old western honey
It's the twentieth century now
But if he thinks he's some kind of tough cowboy
And he's hurt her then I want to know how
Did he shoot her with his compromise
Like a heart attack he can paralyze
Or did he hang her in a noose
On the telephone line
Did he shoot her with a forty five
Did he leave his mark right between her eyes
Oh did he shoot that girl
That used to be mine
Tell him I'm ready any time he chooses
The pay-off for the things, for the things he's done
He ain't messing with no two-bit bandit
Armed with a couple of guns
If he wants to see it as a two reel movie
He's living in the head of someone else
But better take him down and dust him honey
I want to hear the truth for myself
Did he shoot her
Did he shoot her
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Elton John | Dirty Little Girl | /e/elton+john/dirty+little+girl_20046285.html | I've seen a lot of women who haven't had much luck
I've seen you looking like you've been run down by a truck
That ain't nice to say sometimes I guess I'm really hard
But I'm gonna put buckshot in your pants if you step into my yard
When I watch the police come by and move you on
Well I sometimes wonder what's beneath the mess you've become
Well you may have been a pioneer in the trade of women's wear
But all you got was a mop up job washing other people's stairs
I'm gonna tell the world, you're a dirty little girl
Someone grab that bitch by the ears
Rub her down scrub her back
And turn her inside out
Cause I bet she hasn't had a bath in years
Here's my own belief about all the dirty girls
That you have to clean the oyster to find the pearl
And like rags that belong to you I belong to myself
So don't show up around here till your social worker's helped
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Elton John | Dixie Lily | /e/elton+john/dixie+lily_20046222.html | Showboat coming up the river
See her lanterns flicker in the gentle breeze
I can hear the crickets singing in the evening
Old Dixie Lily moving past the cypress trees
My little boat - she rocks easy
I've been catching catfish in the creek all day
Oh, and I've never seen ladies like those on the big boats
Must be fancy breeding lets you live that way
Dixie Lily, chugging like a grand old lady
Paddles hitting home in the noonday sun
Plowing through the water with your whistles blowing
Down from Louisiana on the Vicksburg run
Papa says that I'm a dreamer
Says them 'squitas bit me one too many times
Oh, but I never get lonesome living on the river
Watching old Lily leave the world behind
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Elton John | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | /e/elton+john/dont+go+breaking+my+heart_20046808.html | Don't go breaking my heart
I couldn't if I tried
Oh honey if I get restless
Baby you're not that kind
Don't go breaking my heart
You take the weight off me
Oh honey when you knock on my door
Ooh I gave you my key
Woo ooh nobody knows it
But when I was down
I was your clown
Woo ooh nobody knows it
Right from the start
I gave you my heart, oh oh
I gave you my heart
So don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
And nobody told us
'Cause nobody showed us
And now it's up to us babe
Oh I think we can make it
So don't misunderstand me
You put the light in my life
Oh you put the spark to the flame
I've got your heart in my sights
Woo ooh nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Woo ooh nobody knows it
Right from the start
I gave you my heart, oh oh
I gave you my heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
Woo ooh nobody knows it
But when I was down
I was your clown
Right from the start
I gave you my heart, oh oh
I gave you my heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
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Elton John | El Dorado | /e/elton+john/el+dorado_20046777.html | Our glorious city
Was build by the divinities by Gods
Who saw fit to bestow
The gift of a pardise
Peaceful and harmonious upon
Us mere mortals below
And made El Dorado
The magnificent and golden
One thousand years ago
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
But all this was granted
For only one millennium
I know my legacy is to fulfill
My promise to all my people
Who have trusted me, the Gods
Will approve of us still
Preserve El Dorado
The magnificent and golden
And I believe they will
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
The mountains so high and waters deep
Are her disguise
Her secrets are safe from foreign hands
And eyes forever
Preserve El Dorado
The magnificent and goldent
And I believe they will
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
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Elton John | Elderberry Wine | /e/elton+john/elderberry+wine_20046695.html | There's a fly in the window
A dog in the yard
And a year since I saw you
There's a trunk in the corner
I keep all my letters
My bills and demands I keep too
Well I can't help thinking
About the times
You were a wife of mine
You aimed to please me
Cooked black-eyed peas-me
Made elderberry wine
[Chorus]
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
Those were the days
We'd lay in the haze
Forget depressive times
How can I ever get it together
Without a wife in line
To pick the crop and get me hot
On elderberry wine
Round a tree in the summer
A fire in the fall
Flat out when they couldn't stand
The bottle went round
Like a woman down south
Passed on from hand to hand
[Chorus]
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Elton John | Electricity | /e/elton+john/electricity_20232673.html | I can't really explain it
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 disappear
And then I feel a change
Like a fire deep inside
Something bursting me wide open
Impossible to hide
And suddenly I'm 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 there's 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 I'm 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
Oh oh whoa.
I'm free.
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Elton John | Elton's Song | /e/elton+john/eltons+song_20046730.html | Staring all alone
And your grace and style
Cut me to the bone
With your razor blade smile
I watched you playing pool
It's all around the school that I love you
I love your gypsy hair
And dark brown eyes
Always unprepared
For your pointed replies
Cynical and lean
I lie awake and dream about you
If you only knew
What I'm going through
Time and again I get ashamed
To say your name
It's hard to grin and bear
When you're standing there
My lips are dry
I catch your eye and look away
Sitting in my room
I've got it bad
Crying for the moon
They think I'm mad
They say it isn't real
But I know what I feel and I love you
But I would give my life
For a single night beside you
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Elton John | Emerald | /e/elton+john/emerald_21031236.html | Oh Emerald
I didn't mean to act this way
I feel numb and dumb
And oh so overcome by the things we say
Oh Emerald
I am not your little boy
Times are tough enough for us to be so rough
Swimming hard against the waves
I don't mean to act so cruel
And I don't mean to punish you
Must this be the life we choose
I don't want to be a slave to you
I just want to be true
Oh Emerald
If you could only see the view from my eyes
Then you'd know how far I've gone for you
But you look the other way
But you don't mean to act so cruel
And I don't mean to punish you
Must this be the life we choose
I don't want to be a slave to you
I just want to be true
We don't mean to act so cruel
And I don't mean to punish you
Must this be the life we choose
I don't want to be a slave to you
I just want to be true
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Elton John | Emily | /e/elton+john/emily_20046765.html | The church bells ring out morning glory
When summer bends to the winter's rage
Emily walks through the cemetery
Passed a dog in an unmarked grave
The old girl hobbles, nylons sagging
Talks to her sisters in the ground
I saw a lie in the mirror this morning
I heard a prophesy all around
And Emily they come and go
The shadows and the distant sounds
But Emily don't be afraid
When the weight of angels weighs you down
Emily prays to a faded hero
In a little frame clutched to her gown
Hears the voice of promise in his memory
Tonight's the night they let the ladder down
In a cage sits a gold canary
By a wicker chair and a rosewood loom
As a soul ascends aboard the evening
Canary sings to an empty room
And Emily they come and go
The shadows and the distant sounds
But Emily don't be afraid
When the weight of angels weighs you down
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Elton John | Empty Garden | /e/elton+john/empty+garden_10099356.html | [Verse 1]
What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
[Verse 2]
And what's it for
This little empty garden by the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one, no-one can replace
[Chorus]
And I've been knocking but no one answers
And I've been knocking most all the day
Oh and I've been calling, oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play?
[Verse 3]
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
Who lived there
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name
[Chorus]
And I've been knocking but no one answers
And I've been knocking most all the day
Oh and I've been calling, oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play?
[Chorus]
And I've been knocking but no one answers
And I've been knocking most all the day
Oh and I've been calling, oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out, can't you come out to play?
[Outro]
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden?
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden?
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden?
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Elton John | Empty Sky | /e/elton+john/empty+sky_20046272.html | I'm not a rat to be spat on locked up in this room
Those bars that look towards the sun at night look towards the moon
Everyday the swallows play in the clouds of love
Make me wish that I had wings take me high above
And I looked high and saw the empty sky
If I could only, I could only fly
I'd drift with them in endless space
But no man flies from this place
At night I lay upon my bench and stare towards the stars
The cold night air comes creeping in and home seems oh so far
If only I could swing upon those twinkling dots above
I'd look down from the heavens upon the ones I love
Hey the lucky locket hangs around your precious neck
Some luck I ever got with you and I wouldn't like to bet
That sooner or later you'll own just one half of this land
By shining your eyes on the wealth of every man
And I looked high and saw the empty sky
If I could only, I could only fly
I'd drift with them in endless space
But no man flies from this place
Just send up my love ain't seen nothing but tears
Now I've got myself in this room for years
I don't see no one, I never see anyone
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Elton John | Georgia | /e/elton+john/georgia_20046161.html | When it's springtime down in Georgia
It's winter time up in Maine
You can go from snow to sunshine
If you board a southbound train
You get used to taking orders
But it's sometimes kind of rough
I got everything that a man could need
But it still ain't quite enough
Taking about oh Georgia take me to your Southlands
I sometimes feel my life is rolling on
Oh Georgia lead me through your heartlands
I need to see them one more time before I'm gone
When it's nighttime down in Georgia
It's daytime in L.A.
Where they never seem to do much
But they sure got lots to say
The times are changing down in Georgia
Though not always for the best
Give me thirty five good acres lord
And let progress take the rest
Talking about oh Georgia take me to your Southlands
I sometimes feel that life is rolling on
Oh Georgia lead me through your heartlands
I need to see them one more time before they're gone
Oh Georgia take me to your Southlands
I sometimes feel that life has passed me by
Oh Georgia lead me through your heartlands
I need to see them one more time before I die
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Elton John | Gone To Shiloh | /e/elton+john/gone+to+shiloh_20892428.html | Luther left us first light Friday morning
Little Dan and Becky waved goodbye
They're gonna have to share the weight together
Idle hands will see a good farm slowly die
Gone to Shiloh
For the Union
Shoulder to shoulder
Side by side
Gone to Shiloh
Hope springs eternal
When flags and bullets start to fly
April's come and the air smells fresh with rain
They watched his shadow fade around the bend
He's headed for a different kind of thunder
And the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men
Gone to Shiloh
For the Union
Shoulder to shoulder
Side by side
Gone to Shiloh
Time passes slowly
When flags and bullets start to fly
The old black rooster sang him down that dirt road
His step seemed bold, his manner fancy-free
I pray we see him alive and well in the fall here
Than that God-forsaken place in Tennessee
Gone to Shiloh
For the Union
Shoulder to shoulder
Side by side
Gone to Shiloh
Men stand united
When flags and bullets start to fly
After all of this
If we should prevail
Heaven help the South
When Sherman comes their way
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Elton John | Goodbye | /e/elton+john/goodbye_20046509.html | And now that it's all over
The birds can nest again
I'll only snow when the sun comes out
I'll shine only when it starts to rain
And if you want a drink
Just squeeze my hand
And wine will flow into the land
And feed my lambs
For I am a mirror
I can reflect the moon
I will write songs for you
I'll be your silver spoon
I'm sorry I took your time
I am the poem that doesn't rhyme
Just turn back a page
I'll waste away, I'll waste away
I'll waste away, I'll waste away
I'll waste away, I'll waste away
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Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | /e/elton+john/goodbye+yellow+brick+road_20046287.html | When are you gonna come down
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
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Elton John | Hard Luck Story | /e/elton+john/hard+luck+story_20046604.html | Sometimes I think I'm going crazy
Staring at the same four walls
Waiting for the working day to end
Then I get home so wasted, worn out
I curse at you and tell you
How I've done the work of ten to fifteen men
How I've struggled for my money
Sweated blood to get us by, yeah
Well I'm tired of it honey
Think I'm gonna have to leave here for a while
All you hear are hard luck stories
And the ways I look at life
And the way I think the world treats me
And the way that I treat my wife
I never seem to look at you
And see that somewhere underneath
A pair of tired eyes are crying out
Well you know I work hard all day long
Let me kiss you once with meaning
Just to kill this nagging doubt
Well you don't deny I do you proud
And you expect me to be tired
You say there's no future in our lives
While I persist I'm putting out the fire
All you hear are hard luck stories
Just a few well chosen words
'Cause you're still the woman of a working man
You've got the heart of a working girl
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Elton John | Hello Hello | /e/elton+john/hello+hello_20992840.html | Feet are feeling light
Head on up to see the sights
Ain't life a many splendor thing?
Ducking up and down
All those crazy sights and sounds
Bounce around like puppets on a string
Never gonna find, anything to change my mind
Famous last lines of a fool
Just when you think
You're a chain with just one link
Something comes to tip you off your stool
Hello hello
Hello hello
My my my, what have we here?
What a surprise
What a surprise!
Hello, Hello
Hello, Hello
I'm not alone it's good to know
Someone's out there to say hello
Hello!
Do a dizzy dance
Twirl around and take a chance
Nothing's easy
Nothing comes for free
Sniffing on a flower
Running through an autumn shower
Bumping in to someone else like me
Hello hello
Hello hello
My my my, what have we here?
What a surprise
What a surprise!
Hello, Hello
Hello, Hello
I'm not alone it's good to know
Someone's out there to say hello
Hello
And I could fly on the back of a bird
I could shake all the leaves from a tree
If there's a quest I'm a knight
Where there's wrong I'll do right
Two is better then the one I used to be
Hello hello
Hello hello
My my my, what have we here?
What a surprise
What a surprise!
Hello, Hello
Hello, Hello
I'm not alone it's good to know
Someone's out there to say hello
Hello hello
Hello hello
My my my, what have we here?
What a surprise
What a surprise!
Hello, Hello
Hello, Hello
I'm not alone it's good to know
Someone's out there to say hello
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Elton John | Holiday Inn | /e/elton+john/holiday+inn_20046510.html | Boston at last, and the plane's touching down
Our hostess is handing the hot towels around
From a terminal gate to a black limousine
It's a ten minute ride to the Holiday Inn
Boredom's a pastime that one soon acquired
Where you get to the stage, where you're not even tired
Kicking your heels till the time comes around
To pick up your bags and head out of town
Slow down, Joe, I'm a rock-and-roll man
I've twiddled my thumbs in a dozen odd bands
And you ain't seen nothing till you've been
In a motel, baby, like the Holiday Inn
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Elton John | Honey Roll | /e/elton+john/honey+roll_20046542.html | Do you want to drive to ride mount on your pony
Loosen up my tie to help me breathe
Insisting that I pay my alimony
Each and every day is the same old scene
Come on do the roll, do the roll with me
Come on do the roll, do the roll with me
I said honey, I said honey
I said honey, I said honey
Come on do the honey roll with me
Well I want to say that I'm your mister funky
Singing this song is taking up your time
I did the donkey now I'm your funky monkey
Sing it children, sing it on your mind
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Elton John | Honky Cat | /e/elton+john/honky+cat_20046878.html | When I look back, boy, I must have been green
Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream
Looking for an answer, trying to find a sign
Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind
They said, "get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods."
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways
And, oh, the change is gonna do me good
You better get back, honky cat
Living in the city ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine
It's like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine
Well, I read some books, and I read some magazines
About those high-class ladies down in New Orleans
And all the folks back home, well, said I was a fool
They said, "oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule."
They said, "stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm
Living in the city, boy, is going to break your heart."
But how can you stay when your heart says no?
How can you stop when your feet say go?
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Elton John | Honky Tonk Women | /e/elton+john/honky+tonk+women_20216934.html | She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
I met a gin soaked, bar room queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She tried to heave me right across her shoulder
And I just can't seem to drink her off my mind
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
I laid a divorcee, right here, in New York City
I had to put up some kind of a fight
The lady then, ooh, she covered me in roses
Well, she blew my nose and then she blew my mind
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues, all right
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues
Yeah, yeah
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Elton John | Hoop Of Fire | /e/elton+john/hoop+of+fire_20046403.html | You say that all you want are the simple things
Long walks on lonely beaches, guitars with nylon strings
But underneath you'd rather leap through a hoop of fire
You shy away from lips that want, that want to kiss you
Tongue-tied on formal evenings, wealth don't impress you
But if you ask me, you like the heat in a hoop of fire?
And it's hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire?
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
No late nights making love in secret places
You feel pressure all around you, mistrust in strangers faces
But don't pretend you wouldn't spend some time in a hoop of fire
And it's hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire?
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
But don't pretend you wouldn't spend some time in a hoop of fire
And it's hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire?
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
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Elton John | I Don't Care | /e/elton+john/i+dont+care_20046162.html | I got feet sticking out of my shoes
I got heat more than I can use
I got love, I got all I need
I got soles that are wearing thin
I got holes where the rain gets in
I got you and that's enough for me
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care, long as I got your love
Clothes that are falling apart
I got a car that refuses to start
I got love, I do the best I can
I got bills piling up in the hall
I got paint peeling off the wall
I got you, I'm a happy man
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Elton John | I Stop And I Breathe | /e/elton+john/i+stop+and+i+breathe_10098662.html | We are still all right
We took it on the chin
But in the thirteenth hour
No one ever wins
But we're strong enough
Like traffic all tied up
And when the static clears
The radios still buzz
And I stop and I breathe
Cause you wanted me
And I wanted you so bad
And I stop and I breathe
Cause I still believe
No one really knows what it is that we have
Like blood in a vein
We chased this one down
And in the darkest long night
We turned it all around
And it was coal-dusted snow
That covered the fields
But the corn it still grew
And the injury healed
And I stop and I breathe
Cause you wanted me
And I wanted you so bad
And I stop and I breathe
Cause I still believe
No one really knows what it is that we have
And I stop and I breathe
Cause you wanted me
And I wanted you so bad
And I stop and I breathe
Cause I still believe
No one really knows what it is that we have
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