Elton John – Your Song

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It's a little bit funny this feeling 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
If I was a sculptor but then again no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling 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
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
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
So excuse me forgetting

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
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
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

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Lyrics submitted by kevin

Track duration: 04:04

"Your Song" as written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing

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  • +1
    My Opinion:Quite frankly I think this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It's such a simple yet romantic love song. You can feel similar emotions to what Bernie was feeling when he wrote the song. And for any guy that's ever loved a girl I think you can easily relate.
    Flag mjmora87on July 13, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:I know this is a love song, but whenever I hear it I think of it as a song from a parent to her child, especially the Ellie Goulding version. When she talks about buying a house for them, and 'how wonderful it is now that you're in THE world,' not in MY world.... That's all I can hear. And I think it's quite beautiful, one way or the other.
    Flag ClarissaMGon April 24, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:This is the best of Elton John's songs as far as I'm concerned.
    "So excuse me forgetting,but these things I do,
    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".

    Makes my heart flutter and "magic". ;)
    Flag Thia007on November 16, 2011   Link
  • +1
    My Opinion:My boyfriend sang this to me after we watched Moulin Rouge. <3 :)
    I love this song.
    Flag ShinyPanicRomanceon September 02, 2011   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:My boyfriend sang this to me after we watched Moulin Rouge. <3 :)
    I love this song.
    Flag ShinyPanicRomanceon September 02, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:One day, I got mad at God. I told him that he knows my love language is gifts, and he never gives me anything. I told him, if he doesn't give me a random, miraculous gift out of nowhere by tomorrow, I'm just gonna die. So the following day Pandora was playing this song. And when it got to this part "My gift is my song, and this ones for you." ...is when I just got chills and knew that God was around me :)

    The part that also struck me, was the part about "how wonderful life is while you're in the world"....since I told him I would just die.

    And I know some of you might think how bratty I must be to even talk to God like that, and I'm kind of embarrassed in retrospect that I did. But I'm glad to know He loves me despite my bad attitude and decided to meet me where I was.

    The song says "You can tell everybody that this is your song" so that's what I'm doing, cause I'm really thankful for this gift :)
    Flagged rriley1978on February 28, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I personally think this song is about a child being born, i like to think of it as about in love with a boy or girlfriend but i think it may be about a child.
    Flag brittmackon February 01, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:It's interesting that someone said Elton was probably singing this to a boyfriend but i did some research and it turned out when he first sang this song, he was thinking of one of his girlfriends. He shyly said to her once that Bernie wrote it for his girlfriend but when he was singing it, he was thinking about her.
    Flagged Eltonfanon November 25, 2010   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:What I like about this song is how simple, honest, and somewhat understated the lyrics are. It's as if it was written by a guy who maybe isn't the best with words, but cares about the girl deeply, and wrote this sweet song for her. :)
    Flag Bunko0on October 17, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Ah... love this song. It's for everyone.

    The last lyric (to me) is a David Bowie reference...

    So excuse me forgetting 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

    One eye of David's is green, and the other is blue.

    It's slightly out of context...
    But I feel like since this is my song, it can mean to me whatever I want it to mean.
    It does have multiple meanings, though... for me. And for everyone else.
    So everyone else's meaning adds up to multiple meanings... not just one.

    David Bowie and Elton John go together in my mind... and echo each other, but contradict at the same time.
    Flag Seezleon September 27, 2010   Link

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