In an interview Elton and Bernie both said along the lines that it was about making it in the music industry and how you have to cross the bridge to reach fame or fall over like so many and simply return to a boring life.
It can also be applied in general though, as silverprod said, to anything in life where there is a big challenge to face and crossing the bridge results in glory and failing to cross the bridge means being forgotten, fading away.
This song is quite inspirational and means a lot to many people, I'm sure and certain.
In an interview Elton and Bernie both said along the lines that it was about making it in the music industry and how you have to cross the bridge to reach fame or fall over like so many and simply return to a boring life.
It can also be applied in general though, as silverprod said, to anything in life where there is a big challenge to face and crossing the bridge results in glory and failing to cross the bridge means being forgotten, fading away.
This song is quite inspirational and means a lot to many people, I'm sure and certain.