John, Elton - The Emperor's New Clothes Lyrics
We bet on our lives and we bet on the horses
In that upstairs apartment
On Orlando and 4th
And the rent was due and the rent man was knocking
Like a Chinese proverb
Nightlife's a no-win but nobody noticed
How we killed off the bottles
Looking good on the surface
The dog days barked and the house cat got old
We were Bonnie and Clyde
In the emperor's new clothes
And the tears never came
They just stayed in our eyes
Every inch of us growing
Like Pinocchio's nose
As we walked around in the emperor's new clothes
We flew by our wits and by the seat of our pants
In the state of illusion
In the nation of chance
And the repo was hauling the wreck we'd been driving
As the dashboard Madonna
Smiled back at us kindly
We cheated the system never batting an eyelid
Seeing only the good
Through the holes in our shoes
And our halos were rusty but we wore them proudly
We were two little gods
In the emperor's new clothes
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John, Elton The Emperor's New Clothes Comments
When I first heard ‘I Want Love’ I bloody well thought it was the Beatles !
Blimey that song sounds like them.
I love this album some of the songs are straight out of Tumbleweed and Madman .This train don't stop here is one of the best songs he has written since the 1970s
Este cd foi o melhor! Escuto todas as músicas, realmente o melhor!
Very amzing musicvideo
Very brilliant photo x
Very amzing music
Isn't the album cover photo shot in the same booth used in the scenes in "Pulp Fiction" ?
The restaurant shown on the album's cover is Rae's Restaurant, which is frequently used as a location for many Los Angeles-based film shoots, including 1993's True Romance and 2005's Lords of Dogtown. Pulp Fiction location: 'Jack Rabbit Slim's': Flower Street, Glendale, California
Elton John is a very amzing singer
This song don´t have relation with the kids´s story?
Cool lyrics.
From the moment I heard the opening piano tag, I knew Elton John was back on top and writing at the best of his ability. This is classic Elton John, and it could have easily followed Roy Rogers on yellow brick road. A fantastic song!
Just an awesome album. Played it so many times and enjoyed every time. Thank you Sir Elton, you are the best ever...What a friggin talent you are..
Songs from the west coast was a perfect record.
Makes an old b&w silent movie in my head I can take anywhere. Little drama, little comedy, Ben Turpin, Chucky Chan, Fae Rae...
"And the repo was hauling the wreck we'd been driving, as the dashboard Madonna smiled back at us kindly..."
I love this song
its awesome I listen to it all day
Beau!!!!
Excellent song .
The Union album shows early 70s roots too
the only song he's released that sounds like his early 70's stuff. He's perfectly capable. That makes me really happy!
2:41 Best part! Love this song!
CHINESSE PROBLEM XDDDDDD
@eltonjohnish I grew up listening to this awesome man. Thanks to my mom lol
One nice thing, elton is so well known, even among the younger ones!!! I would know, I'm only 19.
such a great song :) great voice
Wonderful lyrics! And such a catchy tune! LOVE! :D
5 years old and like Sir Elton John more than you!
One of my favorites by my favorite singer <3
Proud to be 16 and still love Elton's music!
what's this song mean?
I love his dark voice that he has since the early 90's and especially nowadays!
Los últimos segundos de esta canción son antológicos, se pone la piel de gallina.
Este album es una obra de arte, de lo mejor que se puede escuchar no de elton john solo, si no a nivel general en la música.
Una obra de un genio.