Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

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• Raised to be a lady by the golden rule
  Alice was the spawn of a public school
  With a double-barrel name in the back of her brain
  And a simple case of mummy-doesn't-love-me blues
  
  Reality it seems, was just a dream
  She couldn't get it on with the boys on the scene
  But what do you expect from a chick who's just sixteen?
  And hey, hey, hey (hey, hey, hey) you know what I mean
  
  All the young girls love Alice
  Tender young Alice, they say
  Come over and see me
  Come over and please me
  Alice, it's my turn today
  
  All the young girls love Alice
  Tender young Alice, they say
  If I give you my number
  Will you promise to call me?
  Wait till my husband's away
  
  Poor little darling with a chip out of her heart
  It's like acting in a movie when you got the wrong part
  Getting your kicks in another girl's bed
  And it was only last Tuesday they found you in the subway dead
  
  And who could you call your friends down in Soho?
  One or two middle-aged dykes in a Go-Go
  And what do you expect from a sixteen year old yo-yo
  And hey, hey, hey (hey, hey, hey) oh don't you know?
  
  All the young girls love Alice
  Tender young Alice, they say
  Come over and see me
  Come over and please me
  Alice, it's my turn today
  
  All the young girls love Alice
  Tender young Alice, they say
  If I give you my number
  Will you promise to call me?
  Wait till my husband's away Writer/s: BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 19

• Motomac1197 from Castro Valley, CaAlice alone does not define the meaning … Was she tender or dear in wonderland?
• Miss Terry from Washington U.s.ait HAS NOTHING to do with Alice Cooper. It's a reference to Alice in wonderland, in that she falls into the wonderland of sexual adventures with women. Bernie who wrote it says thats hwere the name comes from and he should know.
• Bennitron from Wisconsin U.s.of AWell let me tell ya, GoodbyeY.brick was or is a brilliant buffet of cinematic genius. All the songs tell a distinct story. What grey seal was about I have to look up. But you listen to "untitled" the song called untitled.. It's astounding. And I've seen that movie too" is eerie, haunting, sends chills. All the young girls love Alice is very dark also. The beginning of song wt maybe Johnstone on guitar sounds sharp, scrappy, and sets the scene of the streets in a big scary city. B.Taupins descriptions of a sad, abused young girl in a whirlwind of big city dykes that use her and almost sounds judgemental of lesbianism. (Getting your kicks in another girls bed) well maybe Taupins had to make it sound harsh, because it was a harsh narrative. But he himself certainly wasn't judging, these two fellas Elton and Bernie are geniuses and were meant to be. I love you gentlemen. Thank you.
• Classiceockman56 from 77590I saw Sir Elton John in 73 and '74 Quite the performer entertainer!! This is my favorite "Alice" song.
• Seventhmist from 7th HeavenI always wondered if it was also a subtle dig at Alice Cooper, who was certainly loved by many young girls.
• Tricia Green from Cincinnati, OhioI recently lost my beautiful daughter, Terri Leann, and she had a Mona leza smile , I use too sit in a room with my cousin Johnny , he would play this Album I loved this song and, I would wonder what happened to Alice? I just found out in the lyrics, I thought it was suicide as they say happens toy sweet baby girl, but it's not true, I still don't know the truth but when I here Tiny Dancer, (I still break down) it was her lulalby. Thank you Sir John.
• Mellissa from Southern CaliforniaBernie and Elton were war babies of WWII or in America, Baby Boomers. When the men are away, the women will play. These were young women after all. An old expression is known as a "sewing circle," was a double entendre meaning on one hand women who gathered to sew and on the other hand but it was also a place for secret bisexual or lesbian sexual liaisons. This was particularly the case in times of war. Alice was the younger and hotter young girl who would service the wives of servicemen.
• Tom from Los AngelesI dabbled a little in lyric writing some years ago, but I would have never come up with rhyming Soho and yo-yo. Gosh, that is funny. Hats off to Bernie
• Cee from DetroitSong was inspired by Alice Cooper and his performances. As mentioned by Sir Elton John in "Super Duper Alice Cooper," an Alice Cooper documentary.
• Chezchez from New York, NyYou gotta remember that in the early 70's this song was quite graphic compared to others in this era. Elton is a genius and so is Bernie none the less and are you listening to the music, THE MUSIC IS KICK ASS AWESOME for that time. - chezchez, Bronx, NY
• Tom from Dallas, TxDidn't Bernie Taupin write almost all of the lyrics to Elton's songs the first 3 or 4 albums including all the lyrics on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road?
• Cyberpope from Richmond, CanadaLots of arists singing, "Alice? Who the f--k is Alice?" (Smokie, Gompie, Dr. Hook, Eagles)
• Pianowizzy from Denver, CoReply to Kevin: I don't this "Texan Love Song" is too bad.
• Kevin from Reading , PaThe music is pretty driving, but this is a really unappealing song due to the lyrics and subject matter. I guess it's supposed to be shocking, but I think it's just awful. Taupin occasionally writes some really horrific lyrics, this being one. "Texan Love Song" from "Don't Shoot Me" comes quickly to mind as well.
• Coffeegod from Brandon, MsYou mean this song isn't about a dancer from LA that Elton met who later had his child and disappeared into oblivion? *smirk*
• Bill from Houston, TxBasically I heard the same thing years ago Stephanie Magura and that is that it was a tragic story of a lesbian. In the early 70's that life style was coming our of the closet then in the late 70's Queen blew the door frame off the wall........
• Michael from Wallington, NjHey Leya, they ARE two dykes in the illustration for the song. Drag queens are cross dressing men.
• Leya Qwest from Anchorage, AkIf you can get hold of the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road double record album cover, it opens up and inside there are illustrations that correspond with the respective lyrics of each tune. Alongside the lyrics of ATGLA there's a drawing of a pretty young girl, Alice, with two dyke-looking drag queens on each side of her. Guessing these two are but a few of the many lezzies who crave the attention of our girl as this song avows.
• Stefanie Magura from Rock Hill, ScI always thought the song was the tragic story of a lesbian. I just wasn't sure though. i had never heard songs like that before.

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