"Restless" as written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin....
Honey, I know you've been alone some,
Why don't you 'phone some, 'cause I love you.
An' honey, I know I've been away some,
I've had to pay some and you have too.
But the one thing I know: that when I, I turn out the light,
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night.
I've been put down, pushed around, apprehended and led down town.
An' I can't help it if I'm out of sight,
'Cause I'm restless tonight.
I just can't stand bein' alone.
Gonna have to change that some day.
There's a restless feelin' in my bones an' I know,
That at times, it just won't go away.
So if it's all the same, honey, I can't take the blame, baby,
I can't play your game, honey, what's true is true.
And if, in the end, the temptation wears you thin, honey,
I'll, I'll just pretend that I'll leave it up to you.
But the one thing I know: that when I, I turn out the light,
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night.
I've been put down, pushed around, apprehended and led down town.
Can't help it if I'm full of fire.
But the one thing I know: that when I, I turn out the light,
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night.
I've been put down, pushed around,apprehended and led down town.
An' I can't help it if I'm out of sight,
'Cause I'm restless tonight.
Why don't you 'phone some, 'cause I love you.
An' honey, I know I've been away some,
I've had to pay some and you have too.
But the one thing I know: that when I, I turn out the light,
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night.
I've been put down, pushed around, apprehended and led down town.
An' I can't help it if I'm out of sight,
'Cause I'm restless tonight.
I just can't stand bein' alone.
Gonna have to change that some day.
There's a restless feelin' in my bones an' I know,
That at times, it just won't go away.
So if it's all the same, honey, I can't take the blame, baby,
I can't play your game, honey, what's true is true.
And if, in the end, the temptation wears you thin, honey,
I'll, I'll just pretend that I'll leave it up to you.
But the one thing I know: that when I, I turn out the light,
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night.
I've been put down, pushed around, apprehended and led down town.
Can't help it if I'm full of fire.
But the one thing I know: that when I, I turn out the light,
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night.
I've been put down, pushed around,apprehended and led down town.
An' I can't help it if I'm out of sight,
'Cause I'm restless tonight.
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Hmmm, I hope I made sense. But I just love them!
Hmmm, I hope I made sense. But I just love them!
My favorite part is both the first lyric and
"I just can't stand being alone...
Gonna have to change that someday."
To me, that line is like, "I don't want to be alone, but right now I can't seem to find the [right] person and there are things that others consider more important, even if i dont, so i'll just be paitent." I'm not sure if that was confusing... but its a great song.
Visions of you, dear, dance in the night"
but damn, this whole album is SO amazing. I just got it and can't stop listening to it.
"I've been away some... why don't you phone some..." but when it comes down to it...when you're laying there at night...that's the person you want.
"What's true is true..."
Eventually you'll be restless enough to phone...cause you love them.
"I just can't stand being alone. I'm going to have to change that some day."- She doesn't like to be alone for long, and possibly tends to take lovers along the way to fill up the emptiness. She recognizes this as a fault, but admits that it's the way she is, and maybe one day she will figure out how to change.
She is saying that they both occasionally surrender to temptation, but it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. It’s almost like they have an open relationship, yet they are both discreet about it. They don’t want to know what each other does when they can’t be together. All that matters is what they have between them.