Melodi: Elton John - Tekst: Bernie Taupin
When are you gonna come down,
when are you going to land,
I should have stayed on the farm,
should have listened to my old man.
You know you can't hold me for ever,
I didn't sign up with you.
I' m not a present for your friends to open,
this boy's too young to be singing the blues.
Ah, ah, so goodbye yellow brick road,
where the dogs of society howl.
You can't plant me in your penthouse,
I'm going back to the plough,
back to the howling old owl in the woods,
hunting the horny back toad.
Oh I've fina'ly decided my future back
beyond the yellow brick road.
What do you think you'll do then,
I bet that'll shoot down your plane.
It'll take you a couple of Vodka and Tonics
to set you on your feet again.
Maybe you'll get a replacement,
there's plenty like me to be found.
Mongrels who ain't got a penny,
singing for titbits like you on the ground.
Ah, ah, so goodbye ...
Sangen er fra 1974 og et af en stribe hits, som Elton John fik efter sit gennembrud i 1972 med singlen 'Rocket Man'. Han er kendt som den excentriske popsanger med de mange briller, der ud over at levere gedigne pop-rock-sange også iscenesætter ekstravagante shows. Elton John har gennem mange år og på mange plader arbejdet sammen med tekstforfatteren Bernie Taupin.