empty garden hey hey johnny

Elton John

What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden
Among the flagstones there

Who lived here
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It s funny how one insect
Can damage so much grain

And what s it for
This little empty garden
By the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk
Nothing grows no more

Who lived here
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
And we are so amazed,
We re crippled and we re dazed
A gardener like that one,
No one can replace

And I ve been knocking
But no one answers
And I ve been knocking
Most all the day

Oh, and I ve been calling
Oh, hey hey johnny
Can t you come out to play

And through their tears
Some say he farmed
His best in younger years
But he d have said that roots grow stronger
If only he could hear

Who lived there
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain
And with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name

And I ve been knocking
But no one answers
And I ve been knocking
Most all the day
Oh, and I ve been calling
Oh, hey hey Johnny
Can t you come out to play

And I ve been knocking
But no one answers
And I ve been knocking
Most all the day

Oh, and I ve been calling
Oh, hey hey johnny
Can t you come out,
can t you come out to play

Johnny, can t you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny, can t you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny, can t you come out to play
In your empty garden...