| Hoop Of Fire | |
Available on the album Leather Jackets
Music: | Elton John |
Lyrics: | Bernie Taupin |
Piano and vocals: | Elton John |
Drums: | Dave Mattacks |
Bass: | David Paton |
Electic and acoustic guitars: | Davey Johnstone |
DX7: | Fred Mandel |
Percussion: | Frank Ricotti |
Backing vocals: | Kate Kissoon, Pete Wingfield, Alan Carvell, Davey Johnstone |
Engineer: | Stuart Epps |
You say that all you want are the simple things
Long walks on lonely beaches, guitars with nylon strings
But underneath you'd rather leap through a hoop of fire
You shy away from lips that want, that want to kiss you
Tongue-tied on formal evenings, wealth don't impress you
But if you ask me you like the heat in a hoop of fire
And it's hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
Your pulse that races when I'm close reads like a hoop of fire
No late nights making love in secret places
You feel pressure all around you, mistrust in strangers faces
But don't pretend you wouldn't spend some time in a hoop of fire
But don't pretend you wouldn't spend some time in a hoop of fire
© 1986