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 RockWell 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 Lawdy mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sightLa lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la
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 lastWell 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 Lawdy mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sightLa lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la
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 RockWell 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 Lawdy mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sightLa lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la
La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala la
La lalalala la lalalala la lalalala laSongwriters: Bernie Taupin / Elton John
Category: Elton John
Lately I’ve been thinking how much I miss my lady
Amoreena’s in a cornfield brightening the daybreak
Living like a lusty flower, running through the grass for hours
Rolling through the hay, woah, like a puppy childAnd when it rains the rain falls down
Washing out the cattle town
And she’s far away somewhere in her eiderdown
And she dreams of crystal streams
Of days gone by when we would lean
Laughing fit to burst upon each otherI can see you sitting eating apples in the evening
The fruit juice flowing slowly, slowly, slowly
Down the bronze of your body
Living like a lusty flower, running through the grass for hours
Rolling through the hay, woah, like a puppy childAnd when it rains the rain falls down
Washing out the cattle town
And she’s far away somewhere in her eiderdown
And she dreams of crystal streams
Of days gone by when we would lean
Laughing fit to burst upon each otherOh if only I could nestle in the cradle of your cabin
My arms around your shoulders, woah, the windows wide and open
While the swallow and the sycamore, woah, are playing in the valley
Oh I miss you Amoreena like a king bee misses honeyAnd when it rains the rain falls down
Washing out the cattle town
And she’s far away somewhere in her eiderdown
And she dreams of crystal streams
Of days gone by when we would lean
Laughing fit to burst upon each otherAnd when it rains the rain falls down
Washing out the cattle town
And she’s far away somewhere in her eiderdown
And she dreams of crystal streams
Of days gone by when we would lean
Laughing fit to burst upon each other, woahLately I’ve been thinking, woah, how much I miss my lady
Amoreena’s in a cornfield, woah, brightening the daybreak
Living like a lusty flower, running through the grass for hours
Rolling through the hay, woah, like a puppy, like a puppy childSongwriters: Elton John / Bernie Taupin
It’s a little bit funny, this feelin’ inside, well I’m
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 liveIf I was a sculptor, but, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelin’ shows
Oh, I know it’s not much, but it’s the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one’s for youAnd 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 worldI sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, heh, they 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 onSo excuse me forgettin’, 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 seenSo 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 worldSongwriters: Elton John / Bernard J. P. Taupin
If anyone should see me making it down the highway
Breaking all the laws of the land
Well don’t you try to stop me
I’m going her way
And that’s the way I’m sure she had it plannedWell that’s my Rock-and-Roll Madonna
She’s always been a lady of the road
Well everybody wants her
But no one ever gets her
Well the freeway is the only way she knowsWell if she would only slow down for a short time
I’d get to know her just before she leaves
But she’s got some fascination for that two wheel combination
And I swear it’s going to be the death of meWell that’s my Rock-and-Roll Madonna
She’s always been a lady of the road
Well everybody wants her
But no one ever gets her
Well the freeway is the only way she knowsRock on, Babe!
Well that’s my Rock-and-Roll Madonna
She’s always been a lady of the road
Well everybody wants her
But no one ever gets her
Well the freeway is the only way she knowsLet’s get a little bit lower
Let’s get a little bit lowerSing it Baby!
Ya, that’s pretty goodOne more time!
Well that’s my Rock-and-Roll Madonna
She’s always been a lady of the road
Well everybody wants her
But no one ever gets her
Well the freeway is the only way she knowsSongwriters: Elton John / Bernie Taupin
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 knowTurn ’em on, turn ’em on
Turn on those sad songs
When all hope is gone
Why don’t you tune in and turn them onThey reach into your room, oh oh oh
Just feel their gentle touch (gentle touch)
When all hope is gone
Sad songs say so muchIf someone else is suffering enough oh 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 bluesSo turn ’em on, turn ’em on
Turn on those sad songs
When all hope is gone
Why don’t you tune in and turn them onThey reach into your room, oh oh oh oh
Just feel their gentle touch (gentle touch)
When all hope is gone
You know sad songs say so muchSad songs, they say
Sad songs, they say
Sad songs, they say
Sad songs, they say so muchSo, turn ’em on, (turn ’em on), turn ’em on, (turn ’em on)
Turn on those sad songs (sad songs)
When all hope is gone
Why don’t you tune in and turn them onThey reach into your room, oh oh oh oh
Just feel their gentle touch (gentle touch)
When all hope is gone
You know sad songs say so much
When all hope is gone
You know sad songs say so muchWhen every little bit of hope is gone
Sad songs say so much
When every little bit of hope is gone
Sad songs say so much
When all hope is gone
Sad songs say so muchSongwriters: Bernie Taupin / Elton John
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 betterAnd 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 hideAnd 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 bluesJust stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second without hesitation
And never forget I’m your manWait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itselfAnd 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[harmonica solo]
Wait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itselfAnd 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(Laughing like children, living like lovers)
And I guess that’s why they call it the blues(Laughing like children, living like lovers)
And I guess that’s why they call it the blues
And I guess that’s why they call it the bluesSongwriters: Bernie Taupin / Davey Johnstone / Elton John
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane
I can see the red tail lights [port wine is red] heading for Spain
Oh and I can see Daniel waving goodbye
God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyesThey say Spain is pretty, though I’ve never been
Well 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 muchOh oh oh, 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 skyOh oh oh, 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 skyDaniel is traveling 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 eyesSongwriters: Vladimir Cort / Elton John / Bernie Taupin
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 nameAnd 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
I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever didLoneliness 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 nudeAnd 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
I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever didGoodbye 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 twenty second row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn MonroeIt 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
I would have liked to have known you
Oh! but I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever didSongwriters: Elton John / Bernie Taupin
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 beerMy 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 hairOh, don’t give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
Oh, Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action inGet 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, oohWell 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 meA 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, ohDon’t give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action inGet 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, oohOh, don’t give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
‘Cause Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action inGet 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, oohSaturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday,
Saturday night’s alrightSaturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday,
Saturday night’s alrightSaturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday,
Saturday night’s alright, oohSongwriters: Elton John / Bernie Taupin
Dedicated to my mom (may she rest in peace) who was born today many years ago, and who to my great good fortune, was the polar opposite of Reginald’s mom.
[Teen Reginald sings]
I want love, but it’s impossible
A man like him, so irresponsible
A man like him, is dead in places[Reginald’s father sings]
Other men feel liberatedI can’t love, shot full of holes
Don’t feel nothing, I just feel cold
Don’t feel nothing, [Reginald’s mother sings] just old scars
Toughening up around my heartI want love, on my own terms
After everything I have learned
[Reginald’s grandmother sings] Me, I carry too much baggage
Oh God I’ve seen, so much traffic
But I want love, [mother] just a different kind
[Reginald] I want love, [father] won’t break me down
[All sing] Won’t brick me up, won’t fence me in
I want a love, that’ll mean something
That’s the love I want, [Reginald] I want loveSongwriters: Bernie Taupin / Elton John (Reginald)