| Elton John Lyrics |
| All songs by John/Taupin unless stated otherwise. |
| Your Song Take Me To The Pilot Burn Down The Mission Tiny Dancer Levon Madman Across The Water Honky Cat Rocket Man Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Daniel Crocodile Rock Love Lies Bleeding Candle In The Wind Bennie And The Jets Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Grey Seal Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) Harmony Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Someone Saved My Life Tonight Blue Eyes Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) I'm Still Standing I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Sad Songs (Say So Much) Nikita Sacrifice Simple Life The One Can You Feel The Love Tonight You Can Make History (Young Again) |
| Your Song 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. If I was a sculptor, but then again, no, or a man who makes potions in a travelling show, I know it's not much but it's the best I can do, my gift is my song and this one's for you, And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple but now that it's done, I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words. How wonderful life is while you're in the world. I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss, well, a few of the verses, well they've got me quite cross. But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song, it's for people like you that keep it turned on. So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do, you see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue. Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean, yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen. And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple but now that it's done, I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words. How wonderful life is while you're in the world. I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words. How wonderful life is while you're in the world. Take Me To The Pilot If you feel that it's real, I'm on trial and I'm here in your prison. Like a coin in your mint, I am dented and I'm spent with high treason. Through a glass eye, your throne is the one danger zone. Take me to the pilot for control, take me to the pilot of your soul. Take me to the pilot, lead me through the chamber. Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger. Take me to the pilot, lead me through the chamber. Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger. Well I know he's not old, and I'm told, and I'm told he's a virgin. For he may be she, but what I'm told is never ever for certain. Through a glass eye, your throne is the one danger zone. Take me to the pilot for control, take me to the pilot of your soul. Take me to the pilot, lead me through the chamber. Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger. Take me to the pilot, lead me through the chamber. Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger. Burn Down The Mission 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? 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. Tiny Dancer Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band. Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man. Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand. And now she's in mine, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand. Jesus freaks out in the street, handing tickets out for God. Turning back she just laughs, the boulevard is not that bad. Piano man, he makes his stand in the auditorium. Looking on, she sings the songs, the words she knows, the tune she hums. But oh, how it feels so real, lying here with no one near, only you, and you can hear me when I say softly, slowly, Hold me closer, tiny dancer. Count the headlights on the highway. Lay me down in sheets of linen, you had a busy day today. Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band. Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man. Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand. And now she's in mine, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand. But oh, how it feels so real, lying here with no one near, only you, and you can hear me when I say softly, slowly, Hold me closer, tiny dancer. Count the headlights on the highway. Lay me down in sheets of linen, you had a busy day today. Levon Levon wears his war wound like a crown. He calls his child Jesus because he likes the name and he sends him to the finest school in town. Levon, Levon likes his money. He makes a lot they say. Spend his days counting in a garage by the motorway. He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day when the New York Times said "God is dead" and "The War's Begun." Alvin Tostig has a son today. And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man. And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan. And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man. He shall be Levon. Levon sells cartoon balloons in town, his family business thrives. Jesus blows up balloons all day, sits on the porch swing watching them fly. And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus, leave Levon far behind. Take a balloon and go sailing while Levon, Levon slowly dies. He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day when the New York Times said "God is dead" and "The War's Begun." Alvin Tostig has a son today. And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man. And he shall be Levon in tradition with the family plan. And he shall be Levon and he shall be a good man. He shall be Levon. Madman Across The Water I can see very well. There's a boat on the reef with a broken back, and I can see it very well. There's a joke and I know it very well. It's one of those that I told you long ago. Take my word, I'm a madman, don't you know? Once a fool had a good part in the play. If it's so, would I still be here today? It's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way. They think it's very funny, everything I say. Get a load of him, he's so insane! You better get your coat dear, it looks like rain. We'll come again next Thursday afternoon. The in-laws hope they'll see you very soon. But is it in your conscience that you're after another glimpse of the madman across the water? I can see very well. There's a boat on the reef with a broken back, and I can see it very well. There's a joke and I know it very well. It's one of those that I told you long ago. Take my word, I'm a madman, don't you know? The ground's a long way down but I need more. Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted? Will they come again next week, can my mind really take it? We'll come again next Thursday afternoon. The in-laws hope they'll see you very soon. But is it in your conscience that you're after another glimpse of the madman across the water? Honky Cat 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 whisky 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, 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 whisky from a bottle of wine. 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? 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 whisky from a bottle of wine. Get back, honky cat, get back, honky cat, get back, wooo... Rocket Man She packed my bags last night pre-flight. Zero hour, nine a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then. I miss the earth, so much I miss my wife. It's lonely out in space on such a timeless flight. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time till touch down brings me round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time till touch down brings me round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone. Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. In fact, it's cold as hell. And there's no one there to raise them if you did. And all this science, I don't understand, it's just my job five days a week. A rocket man, a rocket man. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time till touch down brings me round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time till touch down brings me round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man. Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time... Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters And now I know, Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say. I thought I knew, but now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City. Until you've seen this trash can dream come true, you stand at the edge while people run you through. And I thank the Lord there's people out there like you, I thank the Lord there's people out there like you. While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, sons of bankers, sons of lawyers turn around and say good morning to the night. For unless they see the sky, but they can't and that is why they know not if it's dark outside or light. This Broadway's got, it's got a lot of songs to sing, if I knew the tunes I might join in. I'll go my way alone, grow my own, my own seeds shall be sown in New York City. Subway's no way for a good man to go down. Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown. And I thank the Lord for the people I have found, I thank the Lord for the people I have found. While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, sons of bankers, sons of lawyers turn around and say good morning to the night. For unless they see the sky, but they can't and that is why they know not if it's dark outside or light. And now I know, Spanish Harlem are not just pretty words to say. I thought I knew, but now I know that rose trees never grow in New York City. Subway's no way for a good man to go down. Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown. And I thank the Lord for the people I have found, I thank the Lord for the people I have found. While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, sons of bankers, sons of lawyers turn around and say good morning to the night. For unless they see the sky, but they can't and that is why they know not if it's dark outside or light. They know not if it's dark outside or light. Daniel Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane. I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain. Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye. Oh, it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes. They say Spain is pretty though I've never been. Daniel says it's the best place that he's ever seen. Oh, and he should know, he's been there enough. Lord, I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much. Daniel, my brother, you are older than me, do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal? Your eyes have died but you see more than I, Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky. Daniel, my brother, you are older than me, do you still feel the pain of the scars that won't heal? Your eyes have died but you see more than I, Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky. Daniel is travelling tonight on a plane. I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain. Oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye. God, it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes. Oh, God, it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes. Crocodile Rock I remember when rock was young, me and Suzie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones, had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own. But the biggest kick I ever got was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock. While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock, we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock. Well, Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still. I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. Oh, Lordy, mama, those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight. But the years went by and the rock just died, Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy. Long nights crying by the record machine, dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans. But they'll never kill the thrills we've got burning up to the Crocodile Rock. Learning fast as the weeks went past, we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last. Well, Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still. I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. Oh, Lordy, mama, those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight. Love Lies Bleeding The roses in the window box have tilted to one side. Everything about this house was born to grow and die. Oh, it doesn't seem a year ago to this very day. You said, "I'm sorry, honey, if I don't change the pace, I can't face another day." And love lies bleeding in my hand. Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man. I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan, but my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band. Love lies bleeding in my hands. I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I passed through. You're a bluebird on a telegraph line, I hope you're happy now. Well, if the wind of change comes down your way, girl, you'll make it back somehow. And love lies bleeding in my hand. Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man. I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan, but my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band. Love lies bleeding in my hands. And love lies bleeding in my hand. Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man. I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan, but my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band. Love lies bleeding in my hands. Candle In The Wind Goodbye, Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all, you had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawled. They crawled out of the woodwork and they whispered into your brain, they set you on the treadmill and they made you change your name. And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind. Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did. Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played. Hollywood created a superstar and pain was the price you paid. Even when you died, oh, the press still hounded you, all the papers had to say was that Marilyn was found in the nude. And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind. Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did. Goodbye, Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all, you had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawled. Goodbye Norma Jean, from the young man in the 22nd row who sees you as something as more than sexual, more than just our Marilyn Monroe. And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind. Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did. Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did. Bennie And The Jets 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, oh, 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. 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, oh, Bennie and the Jets. Bennie, Bennie and the Jets... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 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. 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. Grey Seal Why's it never light on my lawn? Why does it rain and never say good day to the newborn? On the big screen they showed us the sun, but not as bright in life as the real one. It's never quite the same as the real one. And tell me grey seal, how does it feel to be so wise? To see through eyes that only see what's real, tell me, grey seal. I never learned why meteors were formed, I only farmed in schools that were so warn and torn. If anyone can cry then so can I, I read books and draw life from the eye. All my life is drawings from the eye. And tell me grey seal, how does it feel to be so wise? To see through eyes that only see what's real, tell me, grey seal. Your mission bells were wrought by ancient men. The roots were formed by twisted roots, your roots were twisted then. I was re-born before all life could die. The Phoenix bird will leave this world to fly. If the Phoenix bird can fly, then so can I. And tell me grey seal, how does it feel to be so wise? To see through eyes that only see what's real, tell me, grey seal. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) It's getting late, have you seen my mates, Ma, tell me when the boys get here. It's seven o'clock and I want to rock, want to get a belly full of beer. My old man's drunker than a barrel full of monkeys and my old lady, she don't care. My sister looks cute in her braces and boots, a handful of grease in her hair. Don't give us none of your aggravation, we had it with your discipline. Saturday night's alright for fighting, get a little action in. Get about as oiled as a diesel train, gonna set this dance alight. Cause Saturday night's the night I like, Saturday night's alright, alright, alright. Well, they're packed pretty tight in here tonight, I'm looking for a dolly who'll see me right. I may use a little muscle to get what I need, I may sink a little drink and shout out "She's with me!" A couple of the sounds that I really like are the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike. I'm a juvenile product of the working class whose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass. Don't give us none of your aggravation, we had it with your discipline. Saturday night's alright for fighting, get a little action in. Get about as oiled as a diesel train, gonna set this dance alight. Cause Saturday night's the night I like, Saturday night's alright, alright, alright. Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright... Harmony Hello, baby hello. Haven't seen your face for a while. Have you quit doing time for me or are you still the same spoiled child? Hello, I said hello. Is this the only place you thought to go? Am I the only man you ever had or am I just the last surviving friend that you know? Harmony and me, we're pretty good company, looking for an island in our boat upon the sea. Harmony, gee I really love you and I want to love you forever and dream of never, never, never leaving harmony. Hello, baby hello, open up your heart and let your feelings flow. You're not unlucky knowing me, keeping the speed real slow. In any case I set my own pace by stealing the show, say hello, hello. Harmony and me, we're pretty good company, looking for an island in our boat upon the sea. Harmony, gee I really love you and I want to love you forever and dream of never, never, never leaving harmony. Never leaving harmony. Harmony... Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me I can't light no more of your darkness. All my pictures seem to fade to black and white. I'm growing tired and time stands still before me, frozen here on the ladder of my life. Too late to save myself from falling. I took a chance and changed your way of life. But you misread my meaning when I met you, closed the door and left me blinded by the light. Don't let the sun go down on me. Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see. I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free. But losing everything is like the sun going down on me. I can't find the right romantic line, but see me once and see the way I feel. Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm. But these cuts I have they, need love to help them heal. Don't let the sun go down on me. Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see. I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free. But losing everything is like the sun going down on me. Someone Saved My Life Tonight When I think of those East End lights, muggy nights, the curtains drawn in the little room downstairs. Prima Donna, Lord, you really should have been there, sitting like a princess perched in her electric chair. And it's one more beer and I don't hear you anymore. We've all gone crazy lately, my friends out there rolling round the basement floor. And someone saved my life tonight. Sugar bear, you almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear? You nearly had me roped and tied, altar-bound, hypnotized, sweet freedom whispered in my ear, you're a butterfly. And butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high away, bye-bye. I never realized the passing hours of evening showers, a slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams. I'm strangled by your haunted social scene, just a pawn out-played by a dominating queen. It's four o'clock in the morning, damn it, listen to me good. I'm sleeping with myself tonight, saved in time, thank God my music's still alive. And someone saved my life tonight. Sugar bear, you almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear? You nearly had me roped and tied, altar-bound, hypnotized, sweet freedom whispered in my ear, you're a butterfly. And butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high away, bye-bye. And I would have walked head on into the deep end of the river. Clinging to your stocks and bonds, paying your H.P. demands forever. They're coming in the morning with a truck to take me home. Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved my life tonight, someone saved my life tonight Someone saved my life tonight so save your strength and run the field you play alone. And someone saved my life tonight. Sugar bear, you almost had your hooks in me, didn't you dear? You nearly had me roped and tied, altar-bound, hypnotized, sweet freedom whispered in my ear, you're a butterfly. And butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high away, bye-bye. Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight. Blue Eyes (John/Osborne) Blue eyes, baby's got blue eyes like a deep blue sea on a blue, blue day. Blue eyes, baby's got blue eyes. When the morning comes, I'll be far away. And I see blue eyes, holding back the tears, holding back the pain. Baby's got blue eyes and she's alone again. Blue eyes, baby's got blue eyes like a clear blue sky watching over me. Blue eyes, ooh, I love blue eyes. When I'm by her side where I long to be, I will see blue eyes laughing in the sun, laughing in the rain. Baby's got blue eyes and I am home, and I am home again. Blue eyes laughing in the sun, laughing in the rain. Baby's got blue eyes and I am home, and I am home again. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) 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. 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. 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? 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. 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? Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden? I'm Still Standing You could never know what it's like, your blood like winter freezes just like ice. And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you, you'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use. And did you think this fool could never win? Well look at me, I'm coming back again. I got a taste of love in a simple way and if you need to know while I'm still standing, you just fade away. Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did? Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I'm still standing after all this time, picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind. I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. Once I never could hope to win, you starting down the road leaving me again. The threats you made were meant to cut me down, and if our love was just a circus, you'd be a clown by now. Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did? Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I'm still standing after all this time, picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind. I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did? Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I'm still standing after all this time, picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind. I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah... I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Don't wish it away, don't look at it like it's forever. Between you and me I could honestly say that things can only get better. And while I'm away, dust out the demons inside and it won't be long before you and me run to the place in our hearts where we hide. And I guess that's why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you. Laughing like children, living like lovers, rolling like thunder under the covers, and I guess that's why they call it the blues. Just stare into space, picture my face in your hands. Live for each second without hesitation, and never forget I'm your man. Without me girl, cry in the night if it helps, but more than ever, I simply love you more than I love life itself. And I guess that's why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you. Laughing like children, living like lovers, rolling like thunder under the covers, and I guess that's why they call it the blues. Without me girl, cry in the night if it helps, but more than ever, I simply love you more than I love life itself. And I guess that's why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you. Laughing like children, living like lovers, rolling like thunder under the covers, and I guess that's why they call it the blues. And I guess that's why they call it the blues. And I guess that's why they call it the blues. And I guess that's why they call it the blues. Sad Songs (Say So Much) Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain. And ironing out the rough spots is the hardest part when memories remain. And it's times like these when we all need to hear the radio. Cause from the lips of some old singer, we can share the troubles we already know. Turn them on, turn them on, turn on those sad songs. When all hope is gone, why don't you tune in and turn them on? They reach into your room, just feel their gentle touch. When all hope is gone, sad songs say so much. If someone else is suffering enough to write it down, when every single word makes sense, then it's easier to have those songs around. The kick inside is in the line that finally gets to you and it feels so good to hurt so bad and suffer just enough to sing the blues. Turn them on, turn them on, turn on those sad songs. When all hope is gone, why don't you tune in and turn them on? They reach into your room, just feel their gentle touch. When all hope is gone, sad songs say so much. Sad songs, they say, sad songs, they say, sad songs, they say, sad songs, they say so much. So, turn them on, turn them on, turn on those sad songs. When all hope is gone, why don't you tune in and turn them on? They reach into your room, just feel their gentle touch. When all hope is gone, sad songs say so much. When all hope is gone, sad songs say so much... Nikita Hey Nikita, is it cold in your little corner of the world? You could roll around the globe and never find a warmer soul to know. Oh, I saw you by the wall, ten of your tin soldiers in a row. With eyes that looked like ice on fire, a human heart a captive in the snow. Oh, Nikita, you will never know anything about my home. I'll never know how good it feels to hold you, Nikita, I need you so. Oh, Nikita is the other side of any given line in time? Counting ten tin soldiers in a row, oh no, Nikita you'll never know. Do you ever dream of me? Do you ever see the letters that I write? When you look up through the wire, Nikita, do you count the stars at night? And if there comes a time guns and gates no longer hold you in, and if you're free to make a choice, just look towards the west and find a friend. Oh, Nikita, you will never know anything about my home. I'll never know how good it feels to hold you, Nikita, I need you so. Oh, Nikita is the other side of any given line in time? Counting ten tin soldiers in a row, oh no, Nikita you'll never know. Oh, Nikita, you will never know anything about my home. I'll never know how good it feels to hold you, Nikita, I need you so. Oh, Nikita is the other side of any given line in time? Counting ten tin soldiers in a row, oh no, Nikita you'll never know. Nikita, counting ten tin soldiers in a row... Sacrifice It's a human sign when things go wrong, when the scent of her lingers and temptation's strong, Into the boundary of each married man, sweet deceit comes calling and negativity lands. Cold, cold heart, hard done by you. Some things look better baby just passing through. And it's no sacrifice, just a simple word. It's two hearts living in two separate worlds. But it's no sacrifice, no sacrifice, it's no sacrifice at all. Mutual misunderstanding after the fact. Sensitivity builds a prison in the final act. We lose direction, no stone unturned, no tears to damn you when jealousy burns. Cold, cold heart, hard done by you. Some things look better baby just passing through. And it's no sacrifice, just a simple word. It's two hearts living in two separate worlds. But it's no sacrifice, no sacrifice, it's no sacrifice at all. Cold, cold heart, hard done by you. Some things look better baby just passing through. And it's no sacrifice, just a simple word. It's two hearts living in two separate worlds. But it's no sacrifice, no sacrifice, it's no sacrifice at all. No sacrifice at all... Simple Life There's a breakdown on the runway and the timeless flights are gone. I'm a year ahead of myself these days and I'm locomotive strong. My city spread like cannon fire in a yellow nervous state. I can't cut the ties that bind me to horoscopes and fate. And I won't break and I won't bend, but someday soon we'll sail away to innocence and the bitter end. And I won't break and I won't bend, and with the last breath we ever take, we're gonna get back to the simple life again. When we break out of this blindfold, I'm gonna take you from this place. Until we're free from this ball and chain, I'm still hard behind the eight. My city beats like hammered steel on a shallow cruel rock. If we could walk proud after midnight, we'd never have to stop. And I won't break and I won't bend, but someday soon we'll sail away to innocence and the bitter end. And I won't break and I won't bend, and with the last breath we ever take, we're gonna get back to the simple life again. And I won't break and I won't bend, but someday soon we'll sail away to innocence and the bitter end. And I won't break and I won't bend, and with the last breath we ever take, we're gonna get back to the simple life again. The One I saw you dancing out the ocean, running fast along the sand. A spirit born of earth and water, fire flying from your hands. In the instant that you love someone, in the second that the hammer hits. Reality runs up your spine and the pieces finally fit. And all I ever needed was the one, like freedom fields, where wild horses run. When stars collide like you and I, no shadows block the sun. You're all I've ever needed, baby you're the one. There are caravans we follow, drunken nights in dark hotels. When chances breathe between the silence, where sex and love no longer gel. For each man in his time is Cain until he walks along the beach and sees his future in the water, a long lost heart within his reach. And all I ever needed was the one, like freedom fields, where wild horses run. When stars collide like you and I, no shadows block the sun. You're all I've ever needed, baby you're the one. And all I ever needed was the one, like freedom fields, where wild horses run. When stars collide like you and I, no shadows block the sun. You're all I've ever needed, baby you're the one. You're all I've ever needed, baby you're the one. Can You Feel The Love Tonight There's a calm surrender to the rush of day when the heat of a rolling wind can be turned away. An enchanted moment, and it sees me through. It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you. And can you feel the love tonight? It is where we are. It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far. And can you feel the love tonight, how it's laid to rest? It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best. There's a time for everyone if they only learn that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn. There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors when the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours. And can you feel the love tonight? It is where we are. It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far. And can you feel the love tonight, how it's laid to rest? It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best. It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best. You Can Make History (Young Again) I can feel the time closing in, I can feel the years crawling through my skin. And if I doubt myself I can count on the rain to cover the tears of this aging game. But I can count on you to play your part, I don't miss a beat of your animal heart. And when you push from behind I know I can cover a mountain with the palm of my hand. And oh babe, you can make history young again. You could rewrite, you could decide the things that should or shouldn't have been. You could look at me in the scheme of things. Oh babe, you could make history young again. I can watch the weeks sweeping by, I can recollect the hearts hanging out to dry. When the world shuts down I can touch my fears, I can hear lost youth ringing in my ears. But I lost nothing when I gained you, you just blew me away with yesterdays news. When you run your fingers down my spine, it's like throwing a switch on the hands of time. And oh babe, you can make history young again. You could rewrite, you could decide the things that should or shouldn't have been. You could look at me in the scheme of things. Oh babe, you could make history young again. Ancient minds, ancient lives got a way of coming around. If I knew then what I know now, I'd make it back to you somehow. And oh babe, you can make history young again. You could rewrite, you could decide the things that should or shouldn't have been. You could look at me in the scheme of things. Oh babe, you could make history young again. |