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Elton John - A Word In Spanish - lyrics

Music by elton john
Lyrics by bernie taupin
Available on the album reg strikes back
I dont know why
I just know I do
I just cant 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
Ive got a line or two to use on you
Ive got a romance we could christen
And theres a word in spanish I dont 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 cant comprehend
Read it in my eyes
If you dont understand its 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

Elton John - A Town Called Jubilee - lyrics

Lily pulled a horseshoe
From a pile of junk
Said "I'm gonna keep this good luck
Piece of iron inside my trunk"
The boy just whispered "Okay"
And grabbed his old black dog
As we piled on in and cut out
Through that late November fog
Oh yeah
Dull as a ploughshare
Rustin' in the yard
Old Cotton grinned
And they 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
C'mon little sister, get up off of my knee
Gonna settle down someday
In A Town Called Jubilee
C'mon brother Jake, break on out and break free
Gonna set things right
And set up house
In A Town Called Jubilee
That fire came out of nowhere
Short of what I can tell
Hand to hand we passed that bucket
Up and down from the well
Goin' to California
Used to be what folks would say
Down around these parts, if it was me
I'd have hopped that West-bound stage
C'mon little sister, get up off of my knee
Gonna settle down someday
In A Town Called Jubilee
C'mon brother Jake, break on out and break free
Gonna set things right
And set up house
In A Town Called Jubilee
One last Hallelujah
A little less sympathy
Lily and Jake, the old black dog
A pinewood box, a rocking horse
All gone to Jubilee
C'mon little sister, get up off of my knee
Gonna settle down someday
In A Town Called Jubilee
C'mon brother Jake, break on out and break free
Gonna set things right
And set up house
In A Town Called Jubilee

Elton John - Act Of War - lyrics

Duet with millie jackson
Music by elton john
Lyrics by bernie taupin
Released as a uk single in june, 1985
This aint no battle honey, this aint no fight
How come you take it so hard when I stay out all night
If I take a drink, is that against the law
And if I have a good time, do you call that an act of war
Well you better believe it boy, this house is your home
I didnt build it up for you to live here on my own
And if you think its easy to forget about me
Youd better think twice, youd better believe its an act of war
Were living on the front line you and me
Fighting on this battleground of misery
Oh go ahead bring on your artillery
And well make this an act of war
Give it all youve got `cause Im all dug in
Keep the punches coming I can take them on the chin
Winner takes all, let the best man win
And we call it an act of war
Well Im a man of convenience I work a long hard day
After twelve long hours aint I got the right to play
If living together is getting in the way
Then I call that an act of war
Well if thats your game then honey two can play
Im going on the town tonight and have some fun my way
Aint no way baby this girls gonna stay
I call it, I call it an act of war
And it looks like time aint been on our side
If we could turn the clock back
We might survive this act of war

Elton John - 20th Century Blues - lyrics

Written by noel coward
Available on the uk album 20th century blues - the songs of noel coward
Twentieth century blues are getting me down
Blues, escape those dreary twentieth century blues
Why, if theres a God in the sky, why shouldnt he grin
High above this dreary twentieth century din
In this strange illusion, chaos and confusion
People seem to lose their way
What is there to strive for, love or keep alive for
Say, hey hey, call it a day
Blues, nothing to win or to lose, its getting me down
Blues, escape those weary twentieth century blues
Why is it that civilized humanity can make this world so wrong
In this hurly-burly of insanity, our dreams cannot last long
Weve reached a deadline, a press headline, every sorrow
Blues value is news value tomorrow

Elton John - I'm Your Puppet - lyrics

Duet with paul young
Written by linden oldham and dan penn
Available on the album duets
Pull the string and Ill wink at you, Im your puppet
Ill do funny things if you want me to, Im your puppet
Ill be yours to have and to hold
Darling youve got full control of your puppet
Pull another string and Ill kiss your lips, Im your puppet
Snap your finger and Ill turn you some flips, Im your puppet
Your every wish is my command
All you gotta do is wiggle your little hand
Im your puppet, Im your puppet
Im just a toy, just a funny boy
That makes you laugh when youre blue
Ill be wonderful, do just what Im told
Ill do anything for you
Im your puppet, Im your puppet
Pull them little strings and Ill sing you a song, Im your puppet
Make me do right or make me do wrong, Im your puppet
Treat me good and Ill do anything
Im just a puppet an you hold my string, Im your puppet
Yeah, Im your puppet
Walking, talking, living, loving puppet
Im hanging on a string girl, Ill do anything now
Im a walking, talking, living, loving puppet, and I love you
Im a smiling happy face when you want me to
Even make you happy when youre feeling blue

Elton John - Abide With Me - lyrics

Written by william monk and h.f. lyte
Arranged by dave hartley
Available on the collection carnival!
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens, lord abide with me
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless, o abide with me
I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
Where is deaths sting, where, grave, that victory
I triumph still if thou abide with me
Hold thou thy cross before my closen eyes
Shine throught the gloom and point me to the skies
Heavens morning breaks, and earths vain shadows flee
In life, in death, o lord abide with me
In life, in death, o lord abide with me

Elton John - A Dandelion Dies In The Wind - lyrics

Music by elton john
Lyrics by bernie taupin
Never released
See my eyes and I see my arms
The seagulls say youve gone
It was just a game of lets pretend
And I whistle to the waves that lend me tears
Purple clouds, golden rain
Yesterday has gone
And a dandelion dies in the wind
If youre quick enough to rise
With the sleep still in your eyes
Youll see the shadow of the sun above my mind
I know that only you can help me now
Purple clouds, golden rain
Yesterday has gone
And a dandelion dies in the wind
But a dandelion sighs
And it tries to tell the wind
That cryings not a bad thing
Worrying is a sin
If they sent a cloud from heaven
I would ride into the skies
To escape all of my troubles
And to cast away your lies
Purple rains have turn to gold
The clouds of yesterday
And a dandelion dies in the wind
I see my eyes and I see my arms
The seagulls say youve gone
It was just a game of lets pretend
And I whistle to the waves that lend me tears
Purple clouds, golden rain
Yesterday has gone
And a dandelion dies in the wind

Elton John - A Woman's Needs - lyrics

Duet with tammy wynette
Music by elton john
Lyrics by bernie taupin
Available on the album duets
Where have you been are you still on my side
Is that love or regret that I see in your eyes
How many years have we played out this game
Every time we come close the answers always the same
I guess some souls get restless under the skin
Theres a shortage by half of marrying men
I know that I love you but I love to be free
So tell me what do you want, yeah from a gypsy like me
I need a ring on my finger, champagne on ice
One man to show me the best part of life
Is that what you want
Yeah, thats what I need
A home and a family makes sense for us
A solid foundation built out of trust
Do you think you can find that with someone like me
Two arms to hold you, one place to be
Are just some of the things that a woman needs
Ive been shortchanged and cheated so many times
But youre all that Ive wanted for all of my life
Ive searched for the reasons, known how Ive felt
But what can I give you when I cant trust myself

Elton John - 71-75 New Oxford Street - lyrics

Music by elton john
Never released
[instrumental]

Elton John - (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket - lyrics

I can hound you if I need to
Sip your brandy from a crystal shoe
In the corner, in the corner
While the others climb reaching dizzy heights
The world's in front of me in black and white
I'm on the bottom line, I'm on the bottom line
I'd have a cardiac if I had such luck
Lucky losers, lucky losers landing on skid row
Landing on skid row
While the Diamond Jims
And the Kings road pimps
Breath heavy in their brand new clothes
I'm on the bottom line, I'm on the bottom line
And I gotta get a meal ticket
To survive you need a meal ticket
To stay alive you need a meal ticket
Feel no pain, no pain
No regret, no regret
When the line's been signed
You're someone else
Do yourself a favor, the meal ticket does the rest
Shake a hand if you have to
Trust in us and we will love you anyway, anyway
Don't leave us stranded in the jungle
With fifty percent that's hard to handle
Ain't that so, ain't that so
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