Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Lyrics

Elton John Lyrics

"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"

Don't wish it away
Don't look at it like it's forever
Between you and me I could honestly say
That things can only get better

And while I'm away
Dust out the demons inside
And it won't be long before you and me run
To the place in our hearts where we hide

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

Just stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second without hesitation
And never forget I'm your man

Wait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

Wait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Laughing like children, living like lovers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Laughing like children, living like lovers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

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Thanks to Hayden for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Bernard J.p. Taupin

Bernie Taupin wrote this song as a love letter to his then-wife Toni Russo.

Elton John considered this song to be his favorite from the album telling, "It's just a great song to sing. It's timeless." Bill Janovitz of AllMusic also deemed the song "likely to stand the test of time as a standard".

Stevie Wonder played harmonica on this song.

The music video is set in the 1950s and tells a story about two lovers separated for a while to be reunited at the end.

album: "Too Low For Zero" (1983)

Elton John - Too Low For Zero album cover

Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)

I'm Still Standing

Too Low For Zero

Religion

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

Earn While You Learn

(Instrumental)

Dreamboat

The Retreat

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