Nov 28, 2024 | Elton John
No man’s a jester playing ShakespeareRound your throne room floorWhile the juggler’s act is danced uponThe crown that you once woreAnd sooner or laterEverybody’s kingdom must endAnd I’m so afraid your courtiersCannot be called best...
Nov 28, 2024 | Elton John
Peering out of tiny eyesThe grubby hands that gripped the railWiped the window clean of frostAs the morning air laid on the latchA whistle awakened someone thereNext door to the nursery just down the hallA strange new sound you never heard beforeA strange new sound...
Nov 28, 2024 | Elton John
Took a high dive arcing out wideInto the crowdOut to the sound of their wild applauseBut you’ve heard it beforeAnd you’ve seen it allFrom up there on the diving boardYou’d free fall into the etherAbove the peopleOut on a limb fragile and adoredBut...
Nov 28, 2024 | Elton John
I’ve been out here on this road someCan’t help feeling I’ve been showing my friends aroundI’ve seen it growing from next to nothingInto a giant eating up your townCalled up the tealeaves and the tarotsAsked the gypsy what she sees in the palm...
Nov 28, 2024 | Elton John
Have you ever lived in a cageWhere you live to be whipped and be tamedFor I’ve never loved in a cageOr talked to a friend or just wavedWell I walk while they talk about virtueJust raised on my back legs and snarledWatched you kiss your old daddy with passionAnd...
Nov 28, 2024 | Elton John
I’ve seen the bridge and the bridge is longAnd they built it high and they built it strongStrong enough to hold the weight of timeLong enough to leave some of us behindchorus:And every one of us has to face that dayDo you cross the bridge or do you fade awayAnd...
