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The Captain And The Kid

Elton John

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The Captain And The Kid

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I've been out on this road someCan't help feeling I've been showing my friends aroundI've seen it growing from next to nothingInto a giant eating up your townCalled up the tealeaves and the tarotsAsked the gypsy what she sees in the palm of our handsShe saw a mountain and wild deer runningA crazy kid becoming a better manBut we stuck around for the fireworksWaiting to explodeShaped our futures, you a tumbleweedAnd me on a yellow brick roadPleasing the people some of the timeFor better or for worseAn urban soul in a fine silk SuitAnd a heart out west in a Wrangler shirtchorus:And you can't go back and if you try it failsLooking up ahead I see a rusty nailA sign hanging from it saying "Truth for sale"And that's what we didNo lies at all just one more taleAbout the Captain and the KidWe've been missing at times in actionCan't imagine what he said he might do for youThe devil got to come to the party sometimesBut he never got to wear our shoesOh we've conjured up what we createdWay back then when I was standing up in six-inch heelsNow you're riding off into the sunsetAnd I'm still spinning like a Catherine wheelBut we stuck around for the battleWaiting for a planTo turn you into the Brown Dirt CowboyAnd me into a rocket manIt pleases the people some of the timeDigging into our rootsBut I got a brand new pair of shoesAnd you're on a horse in old cowboy boots[repeat chorus][repeat chorus]

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