Elton John
Where to Now St. Peter? lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:12
I took myself a blue canoe
And I floated like a leaf
Dazzling, dancing half enchanted
In my Merlin sleep
Crazy was the feeling
Restless were my eyes
Insane, they took the paddles
My arms they paralyzed
So where to now, St. Peter?
If it's true I'm in your hands
I may not be a Christian
But I've done all one man can
I understand I'm on the road
Where all that was is gone
So where to now, St. Peter?
Show me which road I'm on
Which road I'm on
It took a sweet young foreign gun
This lazy life is short
Something for nothing always ending
With a bad report
Dirty was the daybreak
Sudden was the change
In such a silent place as this
Beyond the rifle range
So where to now, St. Peter?
If it's true I'm in your hands
I may not be a Christian
But I've done all one man can
I understand I'm on the road
Where all that was is gone
So where to now, St. Peter?
Show me which road I'm on
Which road I'm on
I took myself a blue canoe
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Key vocabulary
- silent
- making no soundB1
- st
- abbreviation for street
- such
- of that kindA2
- christian
- follower of JesusB2
- peter
- stop or weaken (slang)
- i'm
- I am
- i've
- I have
- done
- finished
- always
- every time; continuouslyA1
- ending
- the final partA2
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About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.