Music by Elton John
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Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
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What happened here
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As the New York sunset disappeared
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I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
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Who lived here
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He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
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Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop
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And now it all looks strange
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It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
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And what's it for
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This little empty garden by the brownstone door
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And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
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Who lived here
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He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
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Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop
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And we are so amazed we're crippled and we're dazed
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A gardener like that one no one can replace
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And I've been knocking but no one answers
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And I've been knocking most all the day
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Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
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Can't you come out to play
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And through their tears
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Some say he farmed his best in younger years
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But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
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Who lived there
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He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
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Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop
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Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
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We hear, we hear your name
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And I've been knocking but no one answers
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And I've been knocking most all the day
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Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
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Can't you come out to play
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And I've been knocking but no one answers
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And I've been knocking most all the day
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Oh and I've been calling oh hey hey Johnny
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Can't you come, can't you come out to play
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Johnny can't you come out to play in your empty garden (x7)
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Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
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| Elton John |
