Finish Line

[BiteUrLip]

[Verse 1: Elton John]

You, oh, you

Are still a beauty to behold

You been my muse

Every story that I've told

Oh, take me back some years

To when we were young without a fear



[Pre-Chorus: Elton John]

All along, you have been the song that I wanna hear



[Chorus: Elton John]

I been down the darkest alleys

Been to the bottom where the angels cry

Thought it had all been all for nothin'

Until I saw you at the finish line







[Verse 2: Stevie Wonder]

Forgive me for the ways I've let ya down

Won't you give me another chance to make you proud?

Oh, flash forward twenty years

Forever keep me young and my conscience clear



[Pre-Chorus: Stevie Wonder]

All along, you have been the song that I wanna hear, ooh yeah, ah



[Chorus: Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Both]

I've been down the darkest alleys

Been to the bottom where the angels cry (Where the angels cry)

Thought it had all been all for nothin'

Until I saw you at the finish line



[Harmonica Solo]



[Chorus: Stevie Wonder & Elton John, Elton John, Stevie Wonder]

Yeah, yeah

Yes, I been down the darkest alleys

Been to the bottom where the angels cry (Angels cry)

Thought it had all been all for nothin'

Until I saw you at the finish line (At the finish line)

Oh, I been down the darkest alleys

Been to the bottom watching life go by (Watching life go by)

Thought it had all been all for nothin'

Until I saw you at the finish line (At the finish line, yeah, oh, woah)





[Outro: Choir, Elton John, Both]

I've been down the darkest alleys (Down to the bottom)

Been to the bottom where the angels cry

Thought it had all been all for nothin'

Until I saw you (Saw you) at the finish line

[BiteUrLip]

This is one of the better songs from the album. Stevie Wonder is a great artist who didn't let us down.

4½ stars.

[dougs]

"Finish Line" by Elton John & Stevie Wonder from THE LOCKDOWN SESSIONS:

Elton & Stevie have managed to create a gospel-infused mid-tempo song well worth listening to.  Stevie's voice sounds very youthful and Elton's more deeply mature.  Similar to "I Guess That's Why They call It The Blues" (TOO LOW FOR ZERO 1983) and "Dark Diamond" (SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST 2001) Stevie adds harmonica to the proceedings. This is a good song which only seems to sound better & better with multiple listens.  The choir and hand claps add to the gospel feeling of the song.  There is a hint of "Long Way From Happiness" (THE BIG PICTURE 1997) in the song at one point. 

Elton stated that he is very proud of "Finish Line" and thinks that it is one of his better songs. The song was produced by Andrew Watt who also co-wrote the song with Elton and Ali Tamposi and Roman Campolo.  I can imagine "Finish Line" being quite impressive live if accompanied by a choir.

Rating:  4 1/2 to 5 stars

Doug

[rocketman]

4 stars...

One of the better songs on the record. Stevie, as Doug said, sounds very youthful, and I'll add that he sounds so youthful that I wondered when I first heard it (and still do) whether his voice was processed in some way. But i certianly don't want to diminish in any way the effort of one of the greatest musicians of our era.