Your Song
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Your Song by Elton John
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Gus DudgeonAbout
The song was composed and performed by Elton John but the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It originally appeared in his self titled and second album.
Elton John hadn’t come out of the closet yet, but Bernie Taupin knew, which is part of the reason why the lyrics avoid using gendered pronouns.
Your Song Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's a little bit funny
This feelin' inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money, but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
[Verse 2]
If I was a sculptor, heh
But then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show, oh
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
[Chorus]
And you can tell everybody
This is your song
It may be quite simple, but
Now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is
While you're in the world
[Verse 3]
I sat on the roof
And kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses
Well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind
While I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
[Verse 4]
So excuse me forgettin'
But these things I do
You see I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway, the thing is
What I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
[Chorus]
And you can tell everybody
This is the song
It may be quite simple, but
Now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is
While you're in the world
[Outro]
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is
While you're in the world
Your Song Q&A
Who wrote Your Song's ?
Your Song was written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
Who produced Your Song's ?
Your Song was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
When did Elton John release Your Song?
Elton John released Your Song on Fri Apr 10 1970.
What did the lyricist say about the song's meaning?
Bernie Taupin stated:
The early ones were not drawn from experience but imagination. ‘Your Song’ could only have been written by a 17-year-old who’d never been laid in his life.
What has Elton John said about this song?
In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, he said:
“What can I say, it’s a perfect song. It gets better every time I sing it. I remember writing it at my parents' apartment in North London, and Bernie giving me the lyrics, sitting down at the piano and looking at it and going, ‘Oh, my God, this is su...