Medicine Man

Music by elton john

Lyrics by bernie taupin

Released as a uk b-side in 1990



We look at the table

And we look at the time

We see a short fuse burning

We're standing on a land mine



You look at the cold soup

I look at the grey wall

I see a red flag burning

Yeah, man we need a santa claus





Down on the homeless avenue

Down among the rocks and stones

The cradle falls but the buck stops here

Let's think about their hearts and bones





And we all need a medicine man

All need a medicine man

Don't we need a medicine man

His shake and his rattle and his helping hand





See the meat of a nation

On the back of a truck

I think we're waste in a dumpster

Hey sorry kid it's tough luck





She was adorable

And he was a good boy

They were inseparable

Yeah bitten by the cold war





Rags on the shapes of millions

Tears among the cuts and blows

The backbone snaps and the kids can't dance

Let's think about their hearts and bones




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