This one sounds more like John Lennon than Elton John. It also reminds me of the sound of Oasis, which came a quarter of a century later. Western Ford Gateway is from Elton John's 1969 debut album Empty Sky:
Hey there Look in the mirror Are you afraid you might see me looking at you Waiting, waiting at windows Oh it's me that you need Yes it's me and I'm waiting for you But I remain silent Oh I won't say a word I leave you to realize I'm the light in your world And it's me, yes it's me, yes it's me, yes it's me That you're needing It's me, yes it's me, yes it's me, yes it's me That you need Yes it's me, yes it's me, yes it's me If you want to be living I'm the one who's forgiving Admit that it's me that you need Watching, watching the swallows fly It all means the same Just like them You can fly home again But don't, no don't forget yesterday Pride is an ugly word girl And you still know my name
And now that it's all over The birds can nest again I'll only snow when the sun comes out I'll shine only when it starts to rain And if you want a drink Just squeeze my hand And wine will flow into the land And feed my lambs For I am a mirror I can reflect the moon I will write songs for you I'll be your silver spoon I'm sorry I took your time I am the poem that doesn't rhyme Just turn back a page I'll waste away
I posted Elton John's Sixty Years On solo demo a few days ago. Here are two hugely different but equally compelling live versions, although I like the first (trio) version better personally. Which version is your favourite?
Turn me loose from your hands Let me fly to distant lands Over green fields, trees and mountains Flowers and forest fountains Home along the lanes of the skyway For this dark and lonely room Projects a shadow cast in gloom And my eyes are mirrors Of the world outside Thinking of the ways That the wind can turn the tide And these shadows turn From purple into grey For just a skyline pigeon Dreaming of the open Waiting for the day That he can spread his wings And fly away again Fly away, skyline pigeon fly Towards the dreams You've left so very far behind Fly away, skyline pigeon fly Towards the dreams You've left so very far behind Let me wake up in the morning To the smell of new mown hay To laugh and cry, to live and die In the brightness of my day I wanna hear the pealing bells Of distant churches sing But most of all please free me from This aching metal ring And open out this cage towards the sun For just this skyline pigeon Dreaming of the open Waiting for the day That he can spread his wings And fly away again Fly away, skyline pigeon fly Towards the dreams You've left so very far behind Fly away, skyline pigeon fly Towards the dreams You've left so very So very far behind
Wise men say It looks like rain today It crackled on the speakers And trickled down the sleepy subway trains For heavy eyes could hardly hold us Aching legs that often told us It's all worth it We all fall in love sometimes The full moon's bright And starlight filled the evening We wrote it and I played it Something happened it's so strange this feeling Naive notions that were childish Simple tunes that tried to hide it But when it comes We all fall in love sometimes Did we, didn't we, should we, couldn't we I'm not sure 'cause sometimes we're so blind Struggling through the day When even your best friend says Don't you find We all fall in love sometimes And only passing time Could kill the boredom we acquired Running with the losers for a while But our empty sky was filled with laughter Just before the flood Painting worried faces with a smile Wise men say It looks like rain today It crackled on the speakers And trickled down the sleepy subway trains For heavy eyes could hardly hold us Aching legs that often told us It's all worth it
