These lyrics came at a time when I needed them the most. I honestly believe that I am a "luck and blessed" person, but everything bad kept happening, and I knew I was to learn something from it, but i wished i could hurry up and learn so that it would be over with. i read these lyrics one night and it hit me. Just because things seemed to be going downhill didn't mean that it was. My needs were met. I had more than my share. Everything that I thought would happen because of things going downhill (lights getting shut off, getting fired, phone getting turned off) never happened. I learned from these lyrics to stand in the present and not the past or the future. I hope you get from these lyrics what I got from them.
ELTON JOHN-ALL THAT I'M ALLOWED
Breaking down never seems to be that hard
Falling short is always in the cards
I'm on the road sun rising at my back
Lost it all somewhere between the cracks.
I always hoped that I'd do better
That I'd come out on top for once
We all get what we deliver
Then there are the lucky ones.
And I got all that I'm allowed
It'll do for me, I'm thankful now
The walls get higher every day
The barriers get in the way
But I see hope in every cloud
And I'm thankful - Thankful,
I'm thankful, So thankful
I'm thankful
I've got all that I'm allowed
Leaving town gets to feel just like a job
My desire never winds up on top
I can say now I didn't want the moon
It's out of reach
Somewhere beyond this room
I always hoped that I'd do better
That I'd come out on top for once
We all get what we deliver
Then there are the lucky ones.
And I got all that I'm allowed
It'll do for me, I'm thankful now
The walls get higher every day
The barriers get in the way
But I see hope in every cloud
And I'm thankful - Thankful,
I'm thankful, So thankful
I'm thankful
I've got all that I'm allowed
BERNIE TAUPIN |
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