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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Lyrics

by Elton JohnAlbum: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy·1975

Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Lyrics

I’ve Been Out On This Road Some
Can’t Help Feeling I’ve Been
Showing My Friends Around
I’ve Seen It Growing
From Next To Nothing
Into A Giant Eating Up Your Town

Called Up The Tealeaves And The Tarots
Asked The Gypsy What She Sees In
The Palm Of Our Hands, Oh Yeah
She Saw A Mountain And Wild Deer Running
A Crazy Kid Becoming A Better Man

But We Stuck Around For The Fireworks
Waiting To Explode
Shaped Our Futures, You A Tumbleweed
And Me On A Yellow Brick Road
Pleasing The People Some Of The Time
For Better Or For Worse
An Urban Soul In A Fine Silk Suit
And A Heart Out West In A Wrangler Shirt

And You Can’t Go Back
And If You Try It Fails
Looking Up Ahead I See A Rusty Nail
A Sign Hanging From It Saying “truth For Sale”
And That’s What We Did
No Lies At All Just One More Tale
About Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

We’ve Been Missing At Times In Action
Can’t Imagine What He Said
He Might Do For You, Oh Yeah
The Devil Got To Come To The Party Sometimes
But He Never Got To Wear Our Shoes

Oh We’ve Conjured Up What We Created
Way Back Then When I Was Standing
Up In Six-inch Heels
Now You’re Riding Off Into The Sunset
And I’m Still Spinning Like A Catherine Wheel

But We Stuck Around For The Battle
Waiting For A Plan
To Turn You Into The Brown Dirt Cowboy
And Me Into A Rocket Man
It Pleases The People Some Of The Time
Digging Into Our Roots
But I Got A Brand New Pair Of Shoes
And You’re On A Horse In Your
Old Cowboy Boots

And You Can’t Go Back
And If You Try It Fails
Looking Up Ahead I See A Rusty Nail
A Sign Hanging From It Saying
“truth For Sale”
And That’s What We Did
No Lies At All Just One More Tale
About Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

No, You Can’t Go Back
And If You Try It Fails
Looking Up Ahead I See A Rusty Nail
A Sign Hanging From It Saying
“truth For Sale”
And That’s What We Did
No Lies At All Just One More Tale
About Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

Song details & credits

SongCaptain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
SingerElton John
AlbumCaptain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
MusicUniversal Music
LyricistBernie Taupin
LabelDJM Records
Year1975
LanguageEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Which album is "Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy" from and when was it released?
“Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy” is from the album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, released in 1975.
Who wrote the lyrics of "Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy" song?
The lyrics of “Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy” were written by Bernie Taupin.
Who is the singer of "Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy" song?
“Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy” is sung by Elton John.