"Your Song" by Elton John (Listening)

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"Your Song" by Elton John 



It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of ______ who can easily hide, I
Don't have much money but boy, if I did
I'd buy a big ______ where we both could live

If I was a sculptor but _______ again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
Oh, I know it's not much but it's the ______ I can do
My _____ is my song
And this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It ______ be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in ________
How wonderful life is while _______ in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked up the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, ______ got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind
______ I wrote this song
It's for people like you that
Keep it ______ on

So excuse me forgetting
But _____ things, I do
You see, I've forgotten
If they're green or______ blue
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean
______ are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It ______ be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in ________
How wonderful life is while _______ in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in ________
How wonderful life is while _______ in the world

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