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Elton John/Bernie Taupin I`m going on the circuit I`m doing all the clubs And I really need a song boys To stir those workers up And get their wives to sing it with me Just like in the pubs When I worked the good old pubs in Stepney Oh could you knock a line or two Together for a friend Sentimental tear inducing with a happy end And we need a tune to open our season at Southend Can you help us? It`s hard to write a song with bitter fingers So much to prove so few to tell you why Those old die-hards in Denmark Street start laughing At the keyboard player`s hollow haunted eyes It seems to me a change is really needed I`m sick of tra la las and la de das No more long days hacking hunks of garbage Bitter fingers never swung on swinging stars, swinging stars I like the warm blue flame The hazy heat it brings It loosens up the muscles And forces you to sing You know it`s just another hit and run From the tin pan alley twins And There`s a chance that one day You might write a standard lads So churn them out quick and fast And we`ll still pat your backs `Cause we need what we can get To launch another dozen acts Are you working |