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Simple Things (With Brandi Carlile)

Elton John

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Simple Things (With Brandi Carlile)

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As an old man I'm a young man'Cause I've not been old for longAnd before these trembling waters settleI'll have flown the pondSo I don't mean to be morbidOr a bit too on the noseBut I'd like to share a few thingsThat I've learned along the roadWhat you'll find chasing dreamsIs the finish line recedesAnd the riddle stays a riddleOh the humor's bittersweetAll nature does is danceSo when you dance you're in accordLook no further than the feelingThat it gives you for rewardRewardRewardRewardSimple thingsHard to learnFire is hotBurn, burn, burnSimple truthHard to seeNot what you wantBut what you needMm hmmI've been a sleepwalker, a cheap talkerA sly grin, a discreet offerI've held steady for a gazeI've led a lover through a mazeThrown bottles at the wallWhen someone forgot to callI've done all the things a wild heart will doI will doWhat you'll find chasing dreamsIs the finish line recedesAnd the riddle stays a riddleOh the humor's bittersweetAll nature does is danceSo when you dance you're in accordLook no further than the feelingThat it gives you for rewardRewardRewardRewardSimple thingsHard to learnFire is hotBurn, burn, burnSimple truthHard to seeNot what you wantBut what you needSimple thingsHard to learnFire is hotBurn, burn, burnSimple truthHard to seeNot what you wantBut what you needMm hmm

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