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'Till touchdown brings me 'round, I get too high.
'Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find.
A Pop-A-Matic is the one I want.
I'm not the man they think I am at home.
I was six years old when I misheard this lyric on WRKO 680 AM in Boston. When I compared notes with my friends at recess Monday morning, there was unanimous agreement that Elton must be talking about the newly introduced Pop-A-Matic. I suspect that the phrase, "I'm not the man they think I am at home." would have meant nothing to a bunch of six year old kids anyway.
And I think it's gonna be a long long time to touch
Don brings me round again to hide,
I'm not the man they think I am at all,
Oh no no no,
I'm a rocket man,
Rocket man Bernie Taupin fuse of hairy long
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touchdown brings mirror again to find.
Don't know 'bout the things I'll never know, no no no no.
I'm a rocket man, rocket man, burning down the street with people on.
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
Touchdown brings me round again to find
I’m up all night I think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I’m a rocket man
Rocket man, burning on the streets of Babylon
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I'll be high, -igh, -igh Hezekiah by then.
And I'll be high, -igh, -igh as a kite by then.
And I'm gonna be high high high as a kite by Ben.
And I'll be high, -igh, -igh as a kite by then.
And I'm gonna be high, as the time flies in.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then.
And not that many think I am at home.
I'm not the man they think I am at home.
Another man they think I am at home.
I'm not the man they think I am at home.
Another man to take Iron Man home.
I'm not the man they think I am at home.
Bars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
in fact its cold as hell
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
in fact its cold as hell
Bernie Taupin sleeps with everyone.
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
Breathing all these fumes all everlong
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Breathing out his fuels on everyone
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Bringin' home a ham and provolone
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Buring up his wings at Heaven's door.
Burning up his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' Howard Hughes up here alone.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' all his fuel, with helment on.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' all the Jews in Babylon
Burnin' out this fuse up here alone.
Lisa L3 Lislangsta adds: "I'm now have a degree in religion. I think it was needed."
Burnin' all the fuel I've ever known.
or
Burnin' out a fat joint up here alone.
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' all the shoes I've ever owned.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' all the shoes off everyone.
or
Burning off the strings up here, alone.
or
Burning off the fumes of ethanol.
or
Burnin' on refuse of ether now.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' all the shoes off everyone.
or
Burning off the strings up here, alone
or
Burning off the fumes of ethanol
or
Burnin' on refuse of ether now.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' all the shoes off everyone.
or
Burning off the strings up here, alone
or
Burning off the fumes of ethanol
or
Burnin' on refuse of ether now
or
Burning down the trees on every lawn.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' on refuse of ether now
or
Burning off the fumes of ethanol
or
Burning off the strings up here, alone
or
Burnin' all the shoes off everyone.
or
Burnin' all the shoes off everyone.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Burnin' all the shoes off everyone
or
Burning off the strings up here, alone
or
Burning off the fumes of ethanol
or
Burnin' on refuse of ether now
or
Burning down the trees on every lawn
or
Burning up the feet of hellespond.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' altitude up, Heaven borne
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' down in Tucson here alone.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' down the streams of Perillon.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' down the streets of Aragon
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burnin' down the streets of Avalon
Burnin' his fuse up here alone
Burnin' down the streets of Babylon.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' down the streets of hell alone.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Burnin' down the strings the hair is on
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
This is hilarious
Burnin' down through the air alone.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' in the breeze, my hair's too long.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' like a neon flame on fire
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' like a two dog paragon.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' off the pubes up here alone.
Burnin' out the fuse up here alone.
Burnin' on a fuse on Heaven's lawn.
Burning out his fuse out here alone.
Burnin' on the fumes of pheromone
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Burnin' on the streets of heaven on
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' on the strings I've ever known
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' out a fuse in every bone.
Burning out his fuse out here alone.
Burnin' out his fuel of Aerosol
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Burnin' out his fuse, his hairs too long.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' out the street of paranorm.
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' up a pair of hairy gnome
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Burnin' up his fuel to Gammalon.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' up his shoes on Hera's lawn.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' up my shoes a pair alone.
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' up the fields of pheromones.
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' up the fuse of the carolers.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' up the roads of heaven, lord
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Burnin' up the streets of Arizona
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burnin' up the streets, I live along.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burning all the shoes I've ever known.
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burning all the shoes I've ever owned
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Burning all the things I've ever known.
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning all the treetops, hair is gone.
Burning up his fuse up here alone.
Burning all your Nissan hair along.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burning altitude up here alone.
Burning up his fuse up here alone.
Burning and his shoes are very long
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burning down the streets of Adelong.
Burnin' his fuse up here alone
Adelong is a town in New South Wales (Australia)
Burning down the streets of Avalon
Burning down the fuse, I'm heaven-bound
Burning down the streets of Oregon
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burning hairs of Pelilome
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burning like a two ton abalone
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burning like a two-tone telephone
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Burning like the fields of Babylon.
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
Burning like the springs at Avalon.
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning off the shoes of Avalon.
Burning off his fuse up here alone.
Burning on a fuse not very long
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning on the fields of Arrimore
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burning on the spheres of Heaven alone.
Burning up his fuse up here alone.
Burning on this fuse, oh here, Elon
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Burning out his shoes on heaven’s lawn
Burning out his fuse out here alone.
Burning out of fuel for very long.
Burning up his fuse up here alone.
Burning out the hues of Heaven home.
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burning out this useless telephone
Burning up this fuse up here alone
Burning out to see your Avalon.
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Burning up atmospheres up here alone
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning up his fuse on Paramore
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning up his shoes I'm very long.
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burning up the fields of Avalon
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning up the fields of everlong
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Burning up the fuels of Lebanon
Burning out his fuse up here alone
Burning up the fumes of glammazon.
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burning up the streets in motor home
or
Burning up the fuel in my motor home.
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Burnin’ up the music airborne
Burnin’ up his fuse up here alone
Girl you better leave your hair alone
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Girl you gonna be a debutante
Burning up his fuse up here alone
Hurlin' out into the deadly void
Burning out his fuse up here alone
I'm a Rocket Man,
Burnin' out the poo in the Dead of Dawn
I'm a rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone
I'm not the man I think I am alone
I'm not the man they think I am at home
I'm not the man they think I am at all
I'm not the man they think I am at home.
I'm not the man they think I am at all
I'm not the man they think I am at home.
Knock him down
Rocket man
Learnin how to please up everyone.
Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
Ma, this ain't no place to raise your kids.
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.
Malls ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In factories cold as Hell.
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.
In fact it's cold as Hell.
Mom's ain't the kind of face to raise your kids.
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.
Mr Grohl is singing 'Everlong'
Burning out his fuse up here alone
On such a timely flight
On such a timeless flight
Porcupine
Burned the only shoes I've ever known.
Rocket Man
Burnin' up his fuse up here alone.
Rock of mine, burning up the bridge of Avalon
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rock, oh my, early down the streets at Avalon
or
Rock-a-by, early down the streets at Avalon.
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket Man burnin' out the trees out there out yon (meaning out yonder)
Rocket Man burning out the fuse up here alone
Trump calling the N. Korean leader "Rocket Man" was not funny, but rather scary.
Rocket Man,
burnin' up his shoes up here, uh huh
Rocket Man,
burnin' up his fuse up here alone
Rocket Man, birds are gonna screw up everyone
Rocket Man, burnin' up his fuse up here alone
Rocket Man, burnin' on a beach bar telephone
Rocket Man, burnin' out his fuse up here alone
Rocket Man,
Burning out his shoes with ethanol.
Rocket Man,
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket Man
Burly, dandruff, shoes off, hair real long.
Rocket Man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket Man
Hurlin' up the Tuna Helper, now.
Rocket Man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, burnin' all the shoes I've ever owned
Rocket man, burnin' out your fuse up there alone
Rocket man, burnin' down the fields of tarragon.
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, burning all the shoes off every lawn.
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, burning down the tree tops her for long.
Rocket man, burning off his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, burning on the blues on everyone
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
Rocket man, burning up a shoe from Heaven ong.
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, burning up like Jesus' hairy b***.
Rocket Man, burnin' up his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, burning up the trees on every lawn
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
Rocket man, early mornin' treetop Babylon
Rocket man, Burning off his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man, turning out his shoes for everyone
or
Rocket man, burning up the tarp forever more
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
Rocket man
Bernie Taupin sleeps with everyone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burnin down the streets I've ever known.
Rocket man
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burnin' down the fields of heaven, oh!
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burnin' down the treetops evry morn.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burnin' down the treetops headin' home.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burnin' up loose on everyone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burning all the trees off every lawn.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Hurlin' down his fuel on everyone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Irwin Allen says our hair is long.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burnin' up the trees at every home.
Rocket man
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burning down the sheets of Herringbone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse on everyone.
or
Rocket man
Burnin' up the fuse of everyone.
Rocket man
Burnin' out his fuse up here alone.
Rocketman, burning up the beasts of tarragon.
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocketman
Burnin' down a two-ton herring bone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocketman
Burning all the shoes off everyone.
Rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Rocky time, burning out of things in Heaven lone.
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone.
Running out of fuel at Perihelion
Burning out his fuse up here alone
She packed my bags last night me flight
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero out, ninety in.
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour, nine a.m.
She packed my bags last night reply
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
She packed my bags last night – re-flight
...
Burning out the strings of heraldom
...
And there's no-one there to raise them if you're dead
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
... Burning out his fuse up here alone
...
And there's no-one there to raise them if you did
My lyrics are better. Have looked at the original handwritten lyrics – it is "if you did", but this makes no sense.
She packed my bags last night, free flight
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Turnin' up these useless pheromones
Burning up his fuse up here alone
We packed my bags last night, we fight
Weirdo Coward, Auntie Em.
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour, nine a.m.
burning down the streets of Oregon
Burning out his fuse up here alone.
Burnin' down the treetops ever long
Rocketman
Burning out his fuse out here alone
Rocket man
Girl you gotta leave my hair alone
Rocketman
Burning out his fuse out here alone
Rocketman Burning down to here my hair is gone
Rocketman Burning out his fuse out here alone
Rocketman
Burning down the trees in every lawn
Rocketman
Burning out his fuse out here alone
Rocketman
Burning out his shoes with Eva Braun
Rocketman
Burning out his fuse out here alone