Elton John

Released: October 22, 1976

Songwriter: Bernie Taupin Elton John

Producer: Gus Dudgeon

[Verse 1]
On a bench, on the beach just before the sun had gone
I tried to reach you, plain faced and falling fast
You looked so vacant like an empty shell
Whose life had passed upon the ocean
Before light shook the sky, down by the docks I saw
The masts unfolding
Don't turn away, please understand, it's a life and a living
And a way to keep the wolves away from hungry hands, from hungry hands

[Chorus]
Crazy water takes my fishing boat on Monday morning
Dangerous dreaming
If we all believe in the things you believe you're seeing
Oh, we'd never drop our nets in the crazy water, crazy water

[Verse 2]
Tangled lives, lonely wives
Shoreline widows pray for the souls of missing whalers
Endless nights on an endless sea where nothing lives between us
Just the breakers on the ocean
Separating you and me, ooh, separating you and me

[Chorus][x2]

[Bridge]
Crazy water[x8]

[Outro]
In the crazy, crazy water
In the crazy, crazy, crazy water
Crazy, crazy, crazy water[x2]

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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