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The roses in the window box have tilted to one side
Everything about this house was born to grow and die
Oh, it doesn't seem a year ago
To this very day
You said I'm sorry honey
If I don't change the pace
I can't face another day
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll, and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you (ah)
Like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I passed through
You're a bluebird on a telegraph line
I hope you're happy now
Well, if the wind of change comes down your way, girl
You'll make it back somehow
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
Oh
Oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Love lies bleeding in my hand
Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo!
Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo!
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Everything about this house was born to grow and die
Oh, it doesn't seem a year ago
To this very day
You said I'm sorry honey
If I don't change the pace
I can't face another day
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll, and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
I wonder if those changes have left a scar on you (ah)
Like all the burning hoops of fire that you and I passed through
You're a bluebird on a telegraph line
I hope you're happy now
Well, if the wind of change comes down your way, girl
You'll make it back somehow
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
And love lies bleeding in my hand
Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
But my guitar couldn't hold you
So I split the band
Love lies bleeding in my hands
Oh
Oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Love lies bleeding in my hand
Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo!
Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo! Ooh-hoo!
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Lyrics submitted by musicandnintendo, edited by joey110715
Funeral for a Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) Lyrics as written by Elton John Bernie Taupin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Only four comments for this great song?
I prefer the lyrics rather than the musical intro (Funeral For A Friend).
This song is all that more moving when you consider that Elton John is homosexual - singing about his "love" being "with another man" :-)
So, women don't date other men? This song is clearly about a girl, citing the line "well if the wind of change comes down your way girl." Again, as someone else mentioned, Bernie wrote the lyrics, not Elton.
@mobileinfantry What does "homosexual" mean?