Simple Things

[BiteUrLip]

[Verse 1: Elton John]

As an old man, I'm a young man

'Cause I've not been old for long

And before these trembling waters settle

I'll have flown the pond

So I don't mean to be morbid

Or a bit too on the nose

But I'd like to share a few things

That I've learned along the road



[Refrain: Elton John & Brandi Carlile]

What you'll find chasing dreams

Is the finish line recedes

And a riddle stays a riddle

Oh, the humor's bittersweet



[Pre-Chorus: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Elton John]

All nature does is dance

So when you dance, you're in accord

Look no further than the feeling

That it gives you for reward

Reward (Reward)

Reward

Reward (Reward)



[Chorus: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Elton John]

Simple things

Hard to learn

Fire is hot

Burn, burn, burn

Simple truth

Hard to see

Not what you want

But what you need (What you need)

Mmm-mmm





[Verse 2: Brandi Carlile]

I've been a sleepwalker, a cheap talker

A sly grin, a discreet offer

I've held steady for a gaze

I've led a lover through a maze

I've thrown bottles at the wall

When someone forgot to call

I've done all the things a wild heart will do

I will do



[Refrain: Elton John, Elton John & Brandi Carlile]

What you'll find chasing dreams

Is the finish line recedes

And the riddle stays a riddle

Oh, the humor's bittersweet



[Pre-Chorus: Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Elton John]

All nature does is dance

So when you dance, you're in accord

Look no further than the feeling

That it gives you for reward

Reward (Reward)

Reward

Reward (Reward)



[Chorus: Elton John & Brandi Carlile]

Simple things

Hard to learn

Fire is hot

Burn, burn, burn

Simple truth

Hard to see

Not what you want

But what you need





[Instrumental Break]



[Chorus: Elton John & Brandi Carlile]

Simple things

Hard to learn

Fire is hot

Burn, burn, burn

Simple truth

Hard to see

Not what you want

But what you need

Mmm-mmm

[BiteUrLip]

One of the bests from the album. It's countryish, folkish AC tune.

5 stars.

[rocketman]

4 stars....a decent song, though I had a mind to rate it 3.5. The "reward" part sung by Elton is slightly grating (there's an awful lot of repetition on the album as a whole and it's a big reason why the record has fallen out of favor with me to a large degree. The CD will gather dust on my rack. The songs are not only repetitious, but the beats and melodies are often boring, with little variation, much the same as a lot of modern music. A hallmark of Elton's other work was that melodies would vary - there were crescendos, valleys, solos, pauses, tempo changes, well-conceived bridges, and so on. I hope he gets back to that if he decides to write more music.

[newloneranger]

Its pretty good, upbeat duet. Not what I expected when I heard she was gonna do a song on this album but its ok.

4 stars