Artist: Elton John
Track: Honky Cat
Lyrics
When I look back, boy, I must have been green
Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream
Looking for an answer, trying to find a sign
Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind
They said, get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways
And, mmhm-hm-hm, oh, change is gonna do me good
You better get back, honky cat
Living in the city ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine
It's like trying to drink whiskey, oh, from a bottle of wine
Well, I read some books, and I read some magazines
About those high-class ladies down in New Orleans
And all the folks back home, well, said I was a fool
They said, oh, "Believe in the Lord" is the golden rule
They said, get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods
But I quit those days and my redneck ways
And, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, change is gonna do me good
They said, get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways
And, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, change is gonna do me good
They said, stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm
Living in the city, boy, is, is going to break your heart
But how can you stay when your heart says no?
How can you stop when your feet say go?
You better get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways
And, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, the change is gonna do me good
You better get back, honky cat
Living in the city ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine
It's like trying to drink whiskey, oh, from a bottle of wine
Oh, yeah
Get back, honky cat
Get back, honky cat
Get back, woo
Get back, honky cat
Get back, honky cat
Get back, woo
Oh, get back, honky cat
Get back, get back, honky cat, woo
(Oh yeah, redneck ways and, woo)
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Genius Meanings
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Elton John – Honky Cat
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[Verse 1] / When I look back, boy, I must have been green / Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream / Looking for an answer, trying to find a sign / Until I saw your city
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Elton John – Honky Cat (Live 1974)
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When I look back / Boy, I must have been green / Boppin' in the country / Fishin' in a stream / Lookin' for an answer / Tryin' to find a sign / Until I saw your city lights / Honey
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Elton John – Susie (Dramas)
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[Verse 1] / I got frostbitten in the winter / Ice skating on the river / With my pretty little black-eyed girl / She'd make your darn toes curl just to see her, yeah / [Pre-Chorus
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Elton John – Hercules
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[Verse 1] / Ooh, I got a busted wing and a hornet sting / Like an out-of-tune guitar / Ooh, she got a Hercules on her side / And Diana in her eyes / Some men like the Chinese life
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I remember when rock was young / Me and Suzy had so much fun / Holding hands and skipping stones / Had an old gold chevy and a place of my own / But the biggest kick I ever got
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Holy Moses I have been removed / I have seen the spectre he has been here too / Distant cousin from down the line / Brand of people who ain't my kind / Holy Moses I have been
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If I wasn't born to love you, why was I born at all / If I wasn't meant to hold you, what are these two arms for / If I can't protect you, what are these muscles for / If I can't
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