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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Vocabulary from Elton John: 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973).
When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man
You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues
So goodbye, yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
What do you think you'll do, then?
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again
Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you, on the ground
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
So goodbye, yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
Ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Vocabulary
when
Adverbʍɛn
at what time
When did you leave?
Used as an interrogative adverb to ask about time.
are
Verbɑɹ
are (to be)
You are very kind.
Second-person singular and plural present tense, and first and third-person plural present tense of the verb 'to be'.
you
Pronounjuː
you (second person pronoun)
I love you.
Refers to the person or people being addressed.
gonna
Auxiliary verbˈɡɑː.nə
informal for 'going to'
I'm gonna win.
A very common informal contraction of 'going to' when it is used to express the future. It is not used in formal writing.
come down
Verbto fall or move downward; to become lower
After the storm, several old branches came down in the road.
This phrasal verb can describe physical falling, movement to a lower place, or a decrease in price or level. Here it means the branches fell.
going to
Auxiliary verbˈɡoʊ·ɪŋˌtu
going to (future intent or certainty)
It's going to be a beautiful day today.
Used to express a future plan, intention, or something that is certain to happen.
land
Verblænd
to arrive on the ground; to come down from the air
The pilot managed to land the plane safely despite the strong winds.
Can refer to aircraft landing, or arriving somewhere (often unexpectedly).
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
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