The Power

(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)

Duet with Little Richard

 

I have sold myself through and through

I have walked in the darkness too

I've felt a red sun, the living proof

Washed my hands in the honest truth

 

I have carried this weight time after time

I have bettered the dumb and the blind

I've seen dignity fail and colors run

Seen justice denied by the voice of a gun

 

And we walk, yes we walk

And we walk with the power every day

Never letting the light slip away

 

Reaching out, reaching in

Touching truth and touching skin

Never letting the light slip away

And we walk with the power every day

 

If our faith is a fire then burn, baby, burn

We've had fire long enough to learn

Keeping me whole is a healing light

Kept alive by the flames of night

 

Walk tall in the power day after day

Never, never lose sight of the way

See the dawn come and the dusk end

See the power rise from an open hand

 

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A Woman’s Needs

(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)

Duet with Tammy Wynette

 

Where have you been are you still on my side?

Is that love or regret that I see in your eyes?

How many years have we played out this game?

Every time we come close the answer's always the same

 

I guess some souls get restless under the skin

There's a shortage by half of marrying men

I know that I love you but I love to be free

So tell me what do you want, yeah from a gypsy like me?

 

I need a ring on my finger, champagne on ice

One man to show me the best part of life

Is that what you want?

Yeah, that's what I need

 

A home and a family makes sense for us

A solid foundation built out of trust

Do you think you can find that with someone like me?

Two arms to hold you, one place to be

Are just some of the things that a woman needs

 

I've been shortchanged and cheated so many times

But you're all that I've wanted for all of my life

I've searched for the reasons, known how I've felt

But what can I give you when I can't trust myself?

 

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