Where to Now St. Peter? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kamakiriad 

Cover art for Where to Now St. Peter? lyrics by Elton John

I love this song. I am not sure what the meaning is, but who cares.

I believe that it was written about a drug addict who is committing suicide by overdose. The blue canoe is his vessel to another place in time. Or that the blue canoe Is the drug. ? He is experiencing a comforting high......'.floated like a leaf, dazzled and dancing, half enchanted, in my merlin sleep'........ (mystical prophet).......as he is fading through his thoughts he makes reference to his life being in a poor situation and now that he has come this far there is no turning back..... on the road to where all that was.... is gone. I don't...