Elton John - Empty Garden Lyrics
Music by elton johnLyrics by bernie taupinAvailable on the album jump upWhat happened hereAs the new york sunset disappearedI found an empty garden among the flagstones thereWho lived hereHe must have been a gardener that cared a lotWho weeded out the tears and grew a good cropAnd now it all looks strangeIt's funny how one insect can damage so much grainAnd what's it forThis little empty garden by the brownstone doorAnd in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no moreWho lived hereHe must have been a gardener that cared a lotWho weeded out the tears and grew a good cropAnd we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazedA gardener like that one no one can replaceAnd i've been knocking but no one answersAnd i've been knocking most all the dayOh and i've been calling oh hey hey johnnyCan't you come out to playAnd through their tearsSome say he farmed his best in younger yearsBut he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hearWho lived thereHe must have been a gardener that cared a lotWho weeded out the tears and grew a good cropNow we pray for rain, and with every drop that fallsWe hear, we hear your nameJohnny can't you come out to play in your empty garden
