Into the Old Man's Shoes [Piano Demo] Songtext
von Elton John

I′m moving out of Tombstone
With the sun behind my back
I'm tired of people talking of things that I lack
Ever since a week ago, the day has passed away
I′ve been taking too much notice of the things
They've had to say

And all they say is, you ain't half the man he used to be
He had strength and worked his life to feed his family
So if that′s the way it has to be
I′ll say goodbye to you
I'm not the guy, or so it seems
To fill my old man′s shoes


Like I'm a wicked way of life
The kind that should be tamed
They′d like to see me locked in jail
And tied up in their chains
Oh, it's hard and I can′t see
What they want me to do, Lord
They seem to think I should step
Into the old man's shoes
Oh, it's hard and I can′t see
What they want me to do, Lord
They seem to think I should step
Into the old man′s shoes

Now they all be saying
That it's good to see me gone
And saying what a shame it was
My father had a son
But I don′t care, 'cause now I′m free
Of the small naggin' few
The people who want me to live
Inside my old man′s shoes


Like I'm a wicked way of life
The kind that should be tamed
They'd like to see me locked in jail
And tied up in their chains
Oh, it′s hard and I cannot see
What they want me to do, Lord
They seem to think I should step
Into the old man′s shoes
Yeah, that's hard and I cannot see
What they want me to do, Lord
They seem to think I should step
Into the old man′s shoes, oh

Oooh
Want me to
Oooh, yeah
Oooh
Oooh