Elton's Song

Album: The Fox (1981)
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  • 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

    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
    But I would give my life
    For a single night beside you Writer/s: ELTON JOHN, TOM ROBINSON
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Larry from Central NjA plaintive ode to unrequited love, but unique (well, for 1980) in that it was written from the perspective of a boy pining for another boy. I think this is one of Elton’s most underrated songs and a true gem. While I prefer the tandem of Bernie & Elton, this is a really well written song and musically, the composition is beautiful and fits the lyrics so well. Without question, this is worth a download.
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