[ti:Blues Never Fade Away] [ar:Elton John] [al:The Captain & The Kid] [00:04.77]Album:The Captain & The Kid [00:07.86]He wasn t famous but I sure did love him [00:11.55]I ve got his picture in a little frame [00:15.49]He lost his life to a big disease before it even had a name [00:23.58]But there s so many more and I ve lost count [00:28.14]The hows and whys aren t important now [00:32.40]All that matters is they came around [00:35.89]And brightened up our lives [00:40.50]She was twenty one with her life ahead [00:44.20]You don t need to know her name [00:47.67]She breathed her last on the cold stone floor of a Hollywood arcade [00:56.08]But fate s right hand isn t always just [01:00.31]Puts a lot of pressure on your faith and trust [01:04.42]She was just a little girl ain t that enough [01:07.78]To rage against the day [01:12.31]And how did we get so lucky? [01:16.36]Targets on the rifle range [01:20.59]Who makes the call and who gets to choose? [01:24.68]Who gets to win and who gets to lose? [01:28.87]It s like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues [01:32.80]And blues never fade away [01:39.77]Hey hey the colors run when the rain falls [01:44.96]But blues never fade away [01:51.21]Lyrics:Bernie Taupin Music:Elton John [01:53.73]Elton John-Blues Never Fade Away [01:56.68]He shone so bright with a lust for life [02:01.09]Like the Sun King that he was [02:04.96]His passions hung upon his walls and were printed onto cloth [02:13.25]And for reasons I never understood [02:17.91]About the choices made between the bad and good [02:21.65]I ve tried to figure out but [02:24.32]The pain never goes away [02:29.25]And how did we get so lucky? [02:33.66]Targets on the rifle range [02:37.74]Who makes the call and who gets to choose? [02:41.95]Who gets to win and who gets to lose? [02:45.94]It s like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues [02:50.01]And blues never fade away [02:56.89]Hey hey the colors run when the rain falls [03:02.44]But blues never fade away [03:10.90]And there s marble markers and little white crosses [03:14.72]Along the beaten path [03:18.29]And I ve spread their ashes on the wind [03:22.49]And I miss John Lennon s laugh [03:33.65]And how did we get so lucky? [03:37.05]Targets on the rifle range [03:41.19]Who makes the call and who gets to choose? [03:44.76]Who gets to win and who gets to lose? [03:48.96]And how did we get so lucky? [03:53.57]Targets on the rifle range [03:57.73]Who makes the call and who gets to choose? [04:01.45]Who gets to win and who gets to lose? [04:05.33]It s like a rolling dice in the belly of the blues [04:09.38]And blues never fade away [04:16.25]Hey hey the colors run when the rain falls [04:21.86]But blues never fade away [04:31.86]Elton John-Blues Never Fade Away