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All The Nasties Lyrics

All The Nasties Lyrics

Can’t spot a paper before
If it came to pass that they should ask
What could I tell them
Would they criticize behind my back?
Maybe I should let them
Oh, if only then and only then
They could understand
They’d turn a full-blooded city boy
Into a full-blooded city man

If they could face it
I could take it in their eyes,
I know I’d make it
The tiny minds
And sacred cows all can fake it
Oh if only then and only then
They could understand
They’d turn a full-blooded city boy
Into a full-blooded city man

But I know the way they want me
In the way they publicize
If they could turn their focus off
To the image in their eyes
Maybe it could help them,
help them understand
Maybe it could help them,
help them understand
Maybe it could help them,
help them understand
Maybe it could help them,
help them understand
That a full-blooded city boy
is now a full-blooded city man

Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul
Oh my soul, oh my soul, oh my soul

Song details & credits

SongAll The Nasties
SingerElton John
AlbumMadman Across the Water
MusicUniversal Music
LyricistBernie Taupin
LabelUNI Records
Year1971
LanguageEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Which album is "All The Nasties" from and when was it released?
“All The Nasties” is from the album Madman Across the Water, released in 1971.
Who wrote the lyrics of "All The Nasties" song?
The lyrics of “All The Nasties” were written by Bernie Taupin.
Who is the singer of "All The Nasties" song?
“All The Nasties” is sung by Elton John.