Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John & Lesley Duncan
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
Elton John
[Verse 1]
In the quiet silent seconds I, I turned off the light switch
And I, I came down to meet you in the half light the moon left
While a, a cluster of night jars sang some songs out of tune
A mantle of bright light shone down from a room
[Chorus]
"Come down in time", I still hear her say
So clear in my ear like it was today
"Come down in time" was the message she gave
Come down in time and I'll meet you half way
[Verse 2]
Well, I don't know if I should have heard her as yet
But a, a true love like hers is a, a hard love to get
And I, I've walked most all the way and I, I ain't heard her call
And I, I'm getting to thinking if she's coming at all
[Chorus]
"Come down in time", I still hear her say
So clear in my ear like it was today
"Come down in time" was the message she gave
Come down in time and I'll meet you half way
[Outro]
There are women, women and some hold you tight
While some leave you counting the stars in the night
Come Down in Time was written by Bernie Taupin & Elton John.
Come Down in Time was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
Elton John released Come Down in Time on Fri Oct 30 1970.
In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Elton John said:
“I love the melancholic, and I love the sadness. I love writing sad songs. Not that I’m sad as a person – because I’m not – but they get to me. Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young have written so many of them. Peter Gabriel, ‘Don’t Give Up.’ The...