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Sixty Years On - Elton John

Album: Elton John

genre: Rock

Who’ll walk me down to church
When I’m sixty years of age
When the ragged dog they gave me
Has been ten years in the grave
And señorita play guitar
Play it just for you
My rosary has broken and
My beads have all slipped through
You’ve hung up your great coat and
You’ve laid down your gun
You know the war you fought in
Wasn’t too much fun
And the future you’re giving me
Holds nothing for a gun
I’ve no wish to be living
Sixty years on

Yes I’ll sit with you and talk
Let your eyes relive again
I know my vintage prayers would
Be very much the same
And Magdelena plays the organ
Plays it just for you
Your choral lamp that burns so low
When you are passing through
And the future you’re giving me
Holds nothing for a gun
I’ve no wish to be living
Sixty years on.

Lyrics added by Bianca G.

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Elton John Judah and the Lion album lyrics
At first view the song can be interpreted as a song about a blind war veteran, but it can also be seen as a metaphor about the fear of getting old and undesirable.
Song details
  • Co-Production: Gus Dudgeon
  • Composition: Bernie Taupin and Elton John
  • Vocals: Elton John
  • Release Date: 10th April 1970
Elton sang this song at his first US concert in L.A, and recorded it in his early twenties.