Blessed Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DanSensei 

Cover art for Blessed lyrics by Elton John

I'm gonna have to give an alternate interpretation here. It's about a true love he wishes he had but hasn't met.

Hey you, you're a child in my head You haven't walked yet Your first words have yet to be said Our relationship is still just something I dream about. In a sense it's like an unborn child that hasn't had had its first steps or said its first words

But I swear you'll be blessed But I'm going to love you more than anything.

I know you're still just a dream your eyes might be green Or the bluest that I've ever seen Anyway you'll be blessed At this point, you're just something I dream about. I don't even know what you look like yet.

The chorus just reinforces that he's gonna love her and give her the best of whatever he can give her

I need you before I'm too old To have and to hold From wedding vows obviously, but he wants to spend lots of time with her, and in order to raise children with her, he needs to be with her while he's still young enough to raise the child.

To walk with you and watch you grow And know that you're blessed He wants to walk by her side and watch her grow old (as he does)

I notice the line about "the bluest that I've ever seen" is very reminiscent of the last verse of "Your Song" ("green or they're blue / the sweetest eyes I've ever seen"). I was thinking of this in terms of an unborn baby . . . but maybe that echo gives more weight to the 'future lover' idea. :)

@DanSensei , If so, then > To walk with you and watch you grow> would likely be <watch us grow>.being a married coupled as opposed to being singular/detached.

@DanSensei , If so, then > To walk with you and watch you grow> would likely be <watch us grow>.being a married coupled as opposed to being singular/detached.