Rocketman Album Lyrics

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The Bitch is Back (Introduction)

(Taron Egerton and Sebastian Rich)

"What were you like as a child, Elton?"
"As a child?"

I was justified when I was five
Raisin' Cain, I spit in your eye
Times are changin', now the poor get fat
But the fever's gonna catch you when the bitch gets back

Eat meat on a Friday, that's alright
Even like steak on a Saturday night
I could bitch the best at your social do's
I get high in the evenin' sniffin' pots of glue, oh

I'm a bitch, I'm a bitch
Oh, the bitch is back
Stone-cold sober, as a matter of fact
I can bitch, I can bitch
'Cause I'm better than you
It's the way that I move
The things that I do
I'm a bitch, I'm a bitch
Oh, the bitch is back
Stone-cold sober, as a matter of fact
I can bitch, I can bitch
'Cause I'm better than you
It's the way that I move
The things that I do, oh

Bitch, bitch, the bitch is back
Bitch, bitch, the bitch is back
Bitch, bitch, the bitch is back
Bitch, bitch, the bitch is back
"Reggie, you're late!
I've had to throw your dinner in the bin, get inside!"

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I Want Love

(Kit Connor & Gemma Jones & Bryce Dallas Howard & Steven Mackintosh )

[Kit Connor & Steven Mackintosh]
I want love, but it's impossible
A man like him, so irresponsible
A man like him is dead in places
Other men feel liberated

[Steven Mackintosh & Bryce Dallas Howard]
I can't love, shot full of holes
Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold
Don't feel nothing, just old scars
Toughenin' up around my heart

[Bryce Dallas Howard & Gemma Jones]
I want love on my own terms
After everything I have ever learned
Me, I carry too much baggage
Oh God, I've seen so much traffic

[Gemma Jones, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kit Connor, Steven Mackintosh, & (all)]
But I want love, just a different kind
I want love, won't break me down
(Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
I want a love that means something
That's the love I want,) I want love

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Saturday Nights Alright (For Fighting)

(Taron Egerton and Kit Connor )

[ Kit Connor]
It's gettin’ late, have you seen my mates?
Ma, tell me when the boys get here
It's seven o'clock and I wanna rock
Wanna get a belly full of beer
My 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 hair

[Kit Connor]
Oh, don't give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
'Cause Saturday night's alright for fightin'
Get a little action in
Get 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, ooh

[Taron Egerton]
Well, 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 me!"
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

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night’s alright
Fight!

[Taron Egerton]
Oh, 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 in
Get 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, ooh

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday night's alright

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Thank You For All Your Loving

(Taron Egerton)

Oh, pity me
I'm so alone and so blue
My friends have all gone away
Their friendliness too

It was I on my own
With no need to belong
And I wanted to die
That’s when you came along

And thank you for all of your lovin'
Thank you for all of your tears
Thank you for all of your kindness
Thank you for bein' here

What a difference it made
My life has started again
And if you go away
It just won’t be the same

It's hard to say what I feel
When I'm by your side
You're there when I'm worried
All my troubles, in you I confide

And thank you for all of your lovin'
Thank you for all of your tears
Thank you for all of your kindness
Thank you for bein' here

Oh, pity me
I'm so alone and so blue
My friends have all gone away
Their friendliness too

It was I on my own
With no need to belong
And I wanted to die
That’s when you came along

And thank you for all of your lovin’
Thank you for all of your tears
Thank you for all of your kindness
Thank you for bein' here

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Border Song

(Taron Egerton)

Holy Moses, I have been removed
I have seen the spectre, he has been here too
Distant cousin from down the line
Brand of people who ain't my kind
Holy Moses, I have been removed

Holy Moses, I have been deceived
Now the wind has changed direction, and I'll have to leave
Won't you please excuse my frankness
But it's not my cup of tea
Holy Moses, I have been deceived

I'm goin' back to the border
Where my affairs, my affairs ain't abused
I can't take any more bad water
Been poisoned from my head down to my shoes, oh
Holy Moses, I have been deceived

Holy Moses, let us live in peace
Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease
There's a man over there
What's his color? I don't care
He's my brother, let us live in peace, oh
He's my brother, let us live in peace, oh
He's my brother, let us, let us live in peace

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Rock and Roll Madonna (Interlude)

(Taron Egerton)

If anyone should see me makin' it down the highway
Breakin' all the laws of the land
Don't you try to stop me
I'm goin' her way
And that's the way I'm sure she had it planned

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
The freeway is the only way she knows

Well, 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
With that two-wheel combination
And I swear it's gonna be the death of me

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
The freeway is the only way she knows

Oh, 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
The freeway is the only way she knows

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Your Song

(Taron Egerton)

It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
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 live
If I was a sculptor, heh, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song, and this one's for you

And 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 sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that a-keep it turned on
So 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 seen


And 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 world

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Amoreena

(Taron Egerton)

Lately, I've been thinkin'
How much I miss my lady
Amoreena's in a cornfield
Brightenin' the daybreak
Livin' like a lusty flower
Runnin' through the grass for hours
Rollin' through the hay, oh
Like a puppy, child

And when it rains, the rain falls down
Washin' 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

I can see you sittin'
Eatin' apples in the evenin'
Fruit juice, flowin' slowly, slowly, slowly
Down the bronze of your body
Livin' like a lusty flower
Runnin' through the grass for hours
Rollin' through the hay, oh
Like a puppy, child

And when it rains, the rain falls down
Washin' 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

Oh, if only I could nestle
In the cradle of your cabin
My arm's around your shoulder, oh
The window wide and open
While the swallow and the sycamore, whoa
Are playin' in the valley
Oh, I miss you, Amoreena
Like the king bee misses honey

And when it rains, the rain falls down
Washin' 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

Lately, I've been thinkin'
How much I miss my lady
Amoreena's in a cornfield
Brightenin' the daybreak
Livin' like a lusty flower
Runnin' through the grass for hours
Rollin' through the hay, oh
Like a puppy, like a puppy, child

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Crocodile Rock

(Taron Egerton)

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, a rising star in rock and roll
Please welcome, all the way from London, England, Elton John!"

I remember when rock was young
Me and Susie had so much fun
Holdin' hands and skimmin’ stones
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the biggest kick I ever got
Was doin' a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rockin' ’round the clock
We were hoppin' and boppin' to the Crocodile Rock

Well, Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin'
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 Susie wore her dresses tight
And the Crocodile Rockin' was out of sight

La, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-laa
La-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la

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Tiny Dancer

(Taron Egerton)

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady
Seamstress for the band
Pretty-eyed, a pirate smile
You'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her
Dancin' in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me
Tiny dancer in my hand

But, oh, how it feels so real
Lyin' here with no one near
And only you, and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly

Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You've had a busy day today
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You've had a busy day today

Jesus freaks out in the street
Handin' tickets out for God
Turnin' back, she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad
Piano man, he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Lookin' on, she sings the songs
The words she knows, the tune she hums

Oh, how it feels so real
Lyin' here with no one near
And only you, and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly

Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today
Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today

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Take Me To The Pilot

(Taron Egerton)

If you feel that it's real, I’m on trial
And I'm a-here in your prison
Like a coin in your mint
I am dented and I'm spent with high treason

Through a glass eye, your throne
Is the one danger zone
Take me to the pilot for control
Take me to the pilot of your soul

Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger
Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger


Na na na, na na na
Na na na, na-na-na na na
Na na na, na na na
Na na na, na-na-na na na


Well, I know he’s not old
And I'm told, and I'm told he's a virgin
For he may be she
What I'm told is never, never for certain

Through a glass eye, your throne
Is the one danger zone
Take me to the pilot for control
Take me to the pilot of your soul

Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger
Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger

Na na na, na na na
Na na na, na-na-na na na
Na na na, na na na
Na na na, na-na-na na na

[Instrumental Interlude]


Through a glass eye, your throne
Is the one danger zone
Take me to the pilot for control
Take me to the pilot of your soul

Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger
Take me to the pilot
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the pilot
I am but a stranger

Na na na, na na na
Na na na, na-na-na na na
Na na na, na na na
Na na na, na-na-na na na

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Hercules

(Taron Egerton)

Ooh, I got a busted wing and a hornet sting
Like an out-of-tune guitar
Ooh, she got a-Hercules on her side
And Diana in her eyes
Some men like the Chinese life
Some men kneel and pray
Ooh, well, I like women and I like wine
And I've always liked it that way
Always liked it that way

(Doo-wop, shoo-wop)
(Doo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
(Ahh)

Well, I can't dig it, the way she tease
That old tough-man routine up her sleeves
Livin' and a-lovin', kissin' and a-huggin'
Livin' and a-lovin' with a cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules


Oh, but it hurts like hell to see my girl
Messin' with a muscle boy
No Superman's gonna ruin my plans
Playin' with my toys
Rich man sweatin' in a sauna bath
Poor boy scrubbin' in a tub
Me, I stay gritty up to my ears
Washin' in a bucket of mud
Washin' in a bucket of mud


(Doo-wop, shoo-wop)
(Doo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
(Ahh)


I can't dig it, the way she tease
That old tough-man routine up her sleeves
Livin' and a-lovin', kissin' and a-huggin'
Livin' and a-lovin' with a cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules

[Guitar Interlude]


(Doo-wop, shoo-wop)
(Doo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop)
(Ahh)


But I can't dig it, the way she tease
That old tough-man routine up her sleeves
Livin' and a-lovin', kissin' and a-huggin'
Livin' and a-lovin' with a cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules
(Oh, yeah!)

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Dont Go Breaking My Heart (Interlude)

(Taron Egerton and Rachel Muldoon )

[Taron Egerton & Rachel Muldoon]
Don't go breakin’ my heart
I couldn't if I tried
Oh, honey, if I get restless
Baby, you're not that kind
Don’t go breakin' my heart
You take the weight off of me
Oh, honey, when you knock on my door
Ooh, I gave you my key

[Taron Egerton, Rachel Muldoon, & both]
Ooh, nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Ooh, nobody knows it (Nobody knows it)
Right from the start
I gave you my heart
Oh, I gave you my heart

[Taron Egerton, Rachel Muldoon, & both]
So don't go breakin' my heart
I won't go breakin' your heart
Don't go breakin' my heart

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Honky Cat

(Taron Egerton and Richard Madden)

When I look back, boy, I must've been green
Boppin' in the country, fishin' in the stream
Lookin' for an answer, tryin' to find a sign
Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind

[Taron Egerton]
They said, "Get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods"
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways, and I
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) Oh, the change is gonna do me good
"You better get back, honky cat"
Livin' in the city ain't where it's at
It's like tryin' to find gold in a, a silver mine
It's like tryin' to drink whiskey, oh, from a bottle of wine

[Richard Madden]
Well, I read some books and I read some magazines
About those a-high-class a-ladies down in a-New Orleans
And all the a-folks back home, well, they said I was a fool
Oh, "Believe in the Lord" is the golden rule

[Taron Egerton & Richard Madden, Richard Madden]
They said, "Get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods"
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways, and I
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, the change is gonna do me good

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Pinball Wizard (Interlude)

(Taron Egerton)

[Intro: Spoken]
People don't pay to see Reginald Dwight
They pay to see Elton John

Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton, I must've played them all
But I ain't seen nothin' like him in any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist
A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist

(How do you think he does it?) I don't know
(What makes him so good?)

He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

He's a pinball wizard, he scores a trillion more
A pinball wizard, the world's new pinball lord
He's scoring more, he's scoring more

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Rocket Man

(Taron Egerton)

She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, 9:00 a.M
And I'm gonna be high
As a kite by then
I miss the Earth so much, I miss my life
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them
If you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man
A rocket man

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
(And I think it's gonna be a long, long time)

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Bennie and The Jets (Interlude)

(Taron Egerton)

Hey kids, shake it loose together
The spotlight's hitting something
That's been known to change the weather
We'll kill the fatted calf tonight, so stick around
You're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound

Oh, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet?
Oh, but they're so spaced out
B-B-B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, Bennie, she's really keen
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine, oh
B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets

Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie and the Jets
Bennie (Bennie), Bennie (Bennie)
Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets, Jets

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Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

(Taron Egerton and Celinde Schoenmaker )

[Taron Egerton]
I can't light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I’m growin' tired, and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life

[Celende Schoenmaker with Taron Egerton]
Too late to save yourself from falling
Take a chance and change your way of life
But you misread my meanin' when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light

[Ensemble]
Don’t let the sun go down on me (Don't let the sun)
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free (Ah, ah)
But losin' everything is like the sun goin' down on me

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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

(Taron Egerton)

What do I gotta do to make you love me?
What do I gotta do to make you care?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
And I hate to find that you're not there
What do I do to make you want me?
What do I gotta do to be heard?
What do I say when it's all over?
And sorry seems to be the hardest word

It's sad (So sad), so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad (So sad), so sad
Why can't we talk it over?
Oh, it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word

Some dessert, sir?
Yeah, um, two chocolate puddings, an apple pie and a raspberry fool, please
Any ice cream?
Uh, yeah, all of 'em
Excellent choice

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

(Taron Egerton and Jamie Bell )

[Taron Egerton]
When are you gonna come down?
When are you goin' to land?
I should've stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man
Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffin' for tidbits like you on the ground

[Taron Egerton]
So goodbye, yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm goin' back to my plough
Back to the howling, old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny-back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

[Jamie Bell]
So what do you think you'll do, then?
Bet they'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again
You know they can't hold you forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues, ah, ah

[Taron Egerton & Jamie Bell]
So goodbye, yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm goin' back to my plough
Back to the howling, old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny-back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road, ah, ah

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I'm Still Standing

(Taron Egerton)

You could never know what it's like
Your blood like winter freezes just like ice
And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you
You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use

And did you think this fool could never win?
Well look at me, I'm coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple way
And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah

Once I never could hope to win
You starting down the road leaving me again
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
And if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah

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(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again

(Elton John & Taron Egerton)

Never meant to be so friendly
Never made the room look nice
Never heed a word of warning
Never take my own advice
I got a brand-new problem
Pretty and she's 5 foot 10
I been in love three times this week
I'm just about to fall again

I don't want to fall in love
Never gonna fall in love, again
I don't want to fall in love
Never gonna fall in love
I'm never gonna fall in love, again

Never meant to be so sexist
It's so hard to overcome
Trying hard to fight the feeling
Lechery can be such fun
`cause everywhere there's lots of foxes
And every cat I meet's a tom
I wish she didn't make me rabid
I wish she wouldn't turn me on

`cause everywhere there's lots of foxes
And every cat I meet's a tom
I wish she didn't make me rabid
I wish she wouldn't turn me on