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Once We Were Kings by Elton John

Release Date
Tue Feb 07 2006
Performed by
Elton John
About

The miners are being sent back to work knowing that the mines will all close soon. They find comfort in being with each other in their last times and look back on better days. At the same time, Billy prepares to go off to London and study at the Royal Ballet

Once We Were Kings Lyrics

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]
Here's a piece of advice, Billy
Piss off out of here
Start everything a-fresh and don't look back
There is sod-all left for you here
You are very fucking special
Now piss off before I start to cry

[MINERS]
Once we built visions on the ground we hewed
We dreamt of justice and of men renewed
All people equal, in all things
We once were heroes
Once were kings
But all great things must come to pass
We know the first will soon be last
And in the ground we may be lain
But a seed is sown to rise again

So we walk proudly
And we walk strong
All together
We will go as one
The ground is empty
And cold as hell
But we all go together when we go

[Spoken TONY]
You show 'em kiddo
Knock them dead, will ya?

[Spoken BILLY]
Thanks, Tony

[Spoken TONY]
Alright
See ya, sunshine

[MINERS & TOWNSPEOPLE]
We saw a land where wealth was shared
Each pain relieved, each hunger fed
Each man revered, each tyrant killed
Each soul redeemed, each life fulfilled

From each man's means to each his need
We saw a time man would be freed
We fought for all the things we saw
The battle's lost but not the war

So we walk proudly
And we walk strong
All together
We will go as one
The ground is empty
And cold as hell
But we all go together when we go
We will go down but our heads are proud
We will go down with our voices loud
We will go down but come again
And we all go together when we go
Ah... (3 times)
And we all go together when we go

We walk proudly, and we walk strong
All together we will go as one
The ground is empty, and cold as hell
But we all go together when we go

We walk proudly, and we walk strong
All together we will go as one
The ground is empty, and cold as hell
But we all go together when we go

We walk proudly, and we walk strong
All together we will go as one
The ground is empty, and cold as hell
But we all go together when we go

Once We Were Kings Q&A

Who wrote Once We Were Kings's ?

Once We Were Kings was written by Lee Hall & Elton John.

When did Elton John release Once We Were Kings?

Elton John released Once We Were Kings on Tue Feb 07 2006.

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