Elton John

Songwriter: Bernie Taupin Elton John

Producer: T-Bone Burnett

[Verse 1]
I hung out with the old folks
In the hope that I'd get wise
I was trying to bridge the gap
Between the great divide

[Verse 2]
Hung on every recollection
In the theater of their eyes
Picking up on this and that
In the few that still survived

[Chorus]
Call 'em up, n' dust 'em off, let them shine
The ones who hold onto the the ones
They had to leave behind
Those that flew and those that fell
The ones that had to stay
Beneath a little wooden cross oceans away

[Verse 3]
They bend like trees in winter
These shuffling old grey lions
Those snow-white stars still gather
Like the belt around Orion

[Verse 4]
Just to touch the faded lightning
Of their powerful design
Of a generation gathering
For maybe the last time

[Chorus]
Call 'em up, n' dust 'em off, let them shine
The ones who hold onto the the ones
They had to leave behind
Those that flew and those that fell
The ones that had to stay
Beneath a little wooden cross oceans away

[Bridge]
Oceans away
Where the green grass sways
And the cool wind blows
Across the shadow of their graves
Shoulder to shoulder back in the day
Sleeping bones to rest in earth, oceans away
Oceans away

[Chorus]
Call 'em up, n' dust 'em off, let them shine
The ones who hold onto the the ones
They had to leave behind
Those that flew and those that fell
The ones that had to stay
Beneath a little wooden cross oceans away

Elton John is a British singer, pianist and composer whose unique blend of pop and rock styles turned him into one of the biggest music icons of the 20th century. Elton has sold more than 250 million albums, making him one of the best-selling musicians ever.

He excelled in music from a young age, attending the prestigious Academy of Music on a scholarship at just eleven years old. In 1970 he released his first self-titled album, making him a huge international star.

Some of his most famous hits include “Crocodile Rock”, “Philadelphia Freedom” and “Take the Long Way Home”.

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