ICE ON FIRE (1985)
This Town
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
It's closing time the boys are all together at the bar
Staring in their glasses
Looks like another layoff at the yard
Yesterday I heard union hall come down
They hit it with a wrecking ball
And they try but nothing changes in this town
Cap in hand stood in line
Your family ties are the chains that bind
The endless wheel goes round and round
Chances are you'll never leave this town
Oh oh no
Like a river now the empty streets are flooded out with rain
It's falling on the playground
While the kids get wet playing the same old games
Locked away so many things remind them of war
They tap the pavement with their canes
The good old days ain't so good no more
Cry To Heaven
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
I found a black beret
On the street today
It was lying in the gutter all torn
There’s a white flag flying
On a tall building
But the kids just watch the storm
Their dirty faces
Pressed on the windows
Shattered glass before their eyes
There’s a mad dog barking
In a burned out subway
Where the sniper sleeps at night
No birthday songs to sing again
Just bricks and stones to give them
Wrap them up in your father’s flags
And let them cry to heaven
There are many graves
By a cold lake
As the beds were when your babies are born
And your rag doll sits
With a permanent grin
But the kids just watch the storm
I saw a black cat
Tease a white mouse
Until he killed it with his claws
Seems a lot of countries
Do the same thing
Before they go to war
Soul Glove
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
You say today was not so easy
Pressure tends to get the best of you
Well don't let them break your spirit
Keep the faith and you will come on through
And I'll head home for the weekend
You're tired and you know I'll understand
Just be waiting on the front steps baby when I get there
And take a giant step into my hands
And slip into my soul glove
Pull it on we got a tight fit
Never take it off
And baby if the seam's rough
And honey if the skin's soft
You and me we go together
Oh like a soul glove
Look at me don't you believe me
Cheating hangs a noose around your neck
To shave in someone else's mirror
Is one desire I haven't dreamed of yet
But I'll head home for the weekend
You're tired and you know I'll understand
Just be waiting on the front steps baby when I get there
And take a giant step into my hands
Nikita
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Hey Nikita is it cold
In your little corner of the world
You could roll around the globe
And never find a warmer soul to know
Oh I saw you by the wall
Ten of your tin soldiers in a row
With eyes that looked like ice on fire
The human heart a captive in the snow
Oh Nikita you will never know anything about my home
I’ll never know how good it feels to hold you
Nikita I need you so
Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time
Counting ten tin soldiers in a row
Oh no, Nikita you’ll never know
Do you ever dream of me
Do you ever see the letters that I write
When you look up through the wire
Nikita do you count the stars at night
And if there comes a time
Guns and gates no longer hold you in
And if you’re free to make a choice
Just look towards the west and find a friend
Oh Nikita you will never know, anything about my home
I’ll never know how good it feels to hold you
Nikita I need you so
Oh Nikita is the other side of any given line in time
Counting ten tin soldiers in a row
Oh no, Nikita you’ll never know
Too Young
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Your mother's eyes look straight through me
Whenever we meet
Your father swears it'll never be
As long as he breathes
And how many times have they told you
That you're too young
How, how I've ached to hold you
But you're too young
If we don't buy what's right or wrong
Then we are sinners
We were never two to tag along
But we were always winners
And how many people, have told you
That you're too young
And how many jealous hands would love to hold you
`Cause you're too young
Well you're too young to love me
And I'm too old for you
At least that's what they tell us
It's in their book of rules
That you're too young, too young baby you're too young
We could try it for a while
But they'd get us in the long run
They say that you're too young, baby you're too young
Wrap Her Up
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
There are ladies, illegal X's
Mona Lisa's, well connected
They may be shady, English roses
Blue blooded, turned up noses
Money talks, see what it catches
Postage paid, no strings attached
She's a honey, she's a tramp
Roaring twenties, molls and vamps
Wrap her up, I'll take her home with me
Wrap her up, she is all I need
Wrap her up, I only get one chance
Beasts and beauties, but they all can dance
Wrap her up, I'll take her home with me
Wrap her up, she is all I need
Wrap her up
Give her to me, wrap her up
Is she foreign, legs eleven
Italian girls, take me to heaven
You pretty babies, from Paris, France
Crazy horses, love to dance
Satellite
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Well you come on like a comet
Ideas in your head
Starving for affection
Waiting to be fed
Crazy like a full moon
Eyes open wide
Taking in everything
You need to stay alive
Who leads who, who knows where
If you leave me now will I see you again
I'm telling you
Love bites
Like a satellite
Going round and round
It's something, something you can't fight
Oh in the daylight
And even in the dark night
I want you to surround me
Surround me like a satellite
Oh you move like a shadow
Of your own design
Do you want to trap me
In between the lines
I don't walk on water
If you think I can
If you want a miracle
Call up a Superman
Are we there
Is this love
Is this a space race
That we're both part of
Tell Me What The Papers Say
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
I spy headlines, newsprint tells lies
Tell me what the papers say
Save lives don't drive, everybody's got to die someday
At least that's what the papers say
Coal mines closed down
Nobody's working underground today
More jails, peace for sale
Japanese still killing whales
Teen dreams
On two inch screens
Lipstick boys all look like queens
Least that's what the papers say
I spy headlines, newsprint tells lies
Tell me what the papers say
Save lives don't drive, everybody's got to die someday
Least that's what the papers say
Dope and pills, guns kill
Death just buys cheap thrills
Coal mines, closed down
Nobody's working underground today
Teen dreams
On two inch screens
Lipstick boys all look like queens
Least that's what the papers say
Candy By The Pound
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Well I’m keepin’ off the streets since you came to town
Since you claimed my heart from the lost and found
I’ve said goodbye to my foolin’ round
Now you and me babe we got candy by the pound
Well I never knew it could feel so good
Be the king of the hill in my neighborhood
Rain on my roof what a sweet sound
Oh with you underneath it’s like candy by the pound
You can tell everybody that this girl of mine
Is sweeter than the grapes hanging from the vine
Love like wine honey drinkin’ till I drown
Keep it comin’ baby like candy by the pound
Oh no what’s come over me
If I am dreamin’ then let me sleep
Oh wow I’m heaven bound
Love is getting sweeter than candy by the pound
Now I’m ducking in the alley out of common sense
Hidin’ from the claws of my old girlfriend
She’s screamin’ murder beatin’ my door down
While I’m right behind it eatin’ candy by the pound
I’m right behind it eatin’ candy by the pound
Shoot Down The Moon
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
Oh no I don't want it
You can take it all
I'll put my money where my mouth is
Put your suitcase in the hall
Oh you robbed me blind
Of what little hope remained
You put a gun to my head
A bullet through my brain
You can't shoot down the moon
Some things never change
We can build a bridge between us
But the empty space remains
You can't shoot down the moon
Some things never change
We can build a bridge between us
But the empty space remains
Just as long as you're around
We live on borrowed time
I'll put my money where my mouth is
You're guilty at the scene of the crime
I never say more than I need
The mystery runs deep
The dangers buried below
The secrets that you keep
Act Of War
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
This ain’t no battle honey, this ain’t no fight
How come you take it so hard when I stay out all night
If I take a drink is that against the law
And if I have a good time do you call that an act of war
Well you better believe it boy this hose is your home
I didn’t build it up for you to live here on my own
And if you think it’s easy to forget about me
You’d better think twice, you’d better believe
It’s an act of war
We’re living on the front line you and me
Fighting on this battleground of misery
Oh go ahead bring on your artillery
And we’ll make this an act of war
Give it all you’ve got ‘cause I’m all dug in
Keep the punches comin’ I can take them on the chin
Winner takes all let the best man win
And we can call it an act of war
We can call it an act of war
Well I’m a man of convenience, I work a long hard day
After twelve long hours ain’t I got the right to play
If living together is getting in the way
Then I call that an act of war
Well if that’s your game then honey two can play
I’m going on the town tonight and have some fun my way
Ain’t no way baby this girl’s gonna stay
I call it an act of war
We’re living on the front line you and me
Fighting on this battleground of misery
Oh go ahead bring on your artillery
And we’ll make this an act of war
Give it all you’ve got ‘cause I’m all dug in
Keep the punches comin’ I can take them on the chin
Winner takes all let the best man win
And we can call it an act of war
And it looks like time
Ain’t been on our side
If we could turn the clock back
We might survive
This act of war