the bridge

• elton john un eleştirmenlere göre uzun yıllar aradan sonra yaptiğı en iyi parça. the captain and the kid albümünün çıkış single olan parçadır aynı zamanda. sir^* 'ünde dediği gibi kişinin hayatındaki herhangi ana mutlu ya da hüzünlü adapte edilebilecek olan karmakarışık bir eserdir.
  
  i've seen the bridge and the bridge is long
  and they built it high and they built it strong
  strong enough to hold the weight of time
  long enough to leave some of us behind
  
  and every one of us has to face that day
  do you cross the bridge or do you fade away
  and every one of us that ever came to play
  has to cross the bridge or fade away
  
  standing on the bridge looking at the waves
  seen so many jump, never seen one saved
  on a distant beach your song can die
  on a bitter wind, on a cruel tide
  
  and the bridge it shines
  oh cold hard iron
  saying come and risk it all
  or die trying