Elton John — The Captain and the Kid

[Verse 1] I've been out here on this road some Can't help feeling I've been showin' my friends around I've seen it growin' from next to nothin' Into a giant, eatin' up your town Called up the tea leaves and the tarots Asked the gypsy what she sees in the palm of our hands, oh yeah She saw a mountain and wild deer runnin' A crazy kid becoming a better man [Pre-Chorus] But we stuck around for the fireworks Waitin' to explode Shaped our futures, you a tumbleweed And me on a yellow brick road Pleasin' the people some of the time For better or for worse An urban soul in a fine, silk suit And a heart out west in a Wrangler shirt [Chorus] And you can't go back And if you try, it fails Lookin' up ahead I see a rusty nail A sign hangin' from it Sayin', "Truth for sale" And that's what we did No lies at all, just one more tale About the captain and the kid [Verse 2] We've been missin', at times, in action Can't imagine what he said he might do for you, oh yeah The devil got to come to the party sometimes But he never got to wear our shoes Oh, we've conjured up what we created Way back then, when I was standin' up in six-inch heels Now you're ridin' off into the sunset And I'm still spinnin' like a Catherine wheel [Pre-Chorus] But we stuck around for the battle Waitin' for a plan To turn you into the brown dirt cowboy And me into a rocket man It pleases the people some of the time Diggin' into our roots But I got a brand new pair of shoes And you're on a horse in old cowboy boots [Chorus] And you can't go back And if you try, it fails Lookin' up ahead I see a rusty nail A sign hangin' from it Sayin', "Truth for sale" And that's what we did No lies at all, just one more tale About the captain and the kid [Chorus] No, you can't go back And if you try, it fails Lookin' up ahead I see a rusty nail A sign hangin' from it Sayin', "Truth for sale" And that's what we did No lies at all, just one more tale About the captain and the kid