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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elton John
Elton John
Vocals
David Piltch
David Piltch
Bass
Jay Bellerose
Jay Bellerose
Drums
Keefus Ciancia
Keefus Ciancia
Keyboards
Darrel Leonard
Darrel Leonard
Flugelhorn
Chuck Findley
Chuck Findley
Flugelhorn
George Bohannon
George Bohannon
Baritone Horn
Bruce Fowler
Bruce Fowler
Trombone
William Roper
William Roper
Tuba
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elton John
Elton John
Songwriter
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Songwriter
Darrel Leonard
Darrel Leonard
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Jason Wormer
Jason Wormer
Recording Engineer
Vanessa Parr
Vanessa Parr
Engineer
Chris Owens
Chris Owens
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Gartenbaum
Jeff Gartenbaum
Engineer
Zachary Dawes
Zachary Dawes
Mixing Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm counting on a memory to get me out of here
I'm waiting for the fog around this spooky little town to clear
All this time, I've spent being someone else's friend
Just one more time, for old time's sake, I'd like to go back home again
[Verse 2]
The world had seven wonders, once upon a time
It's sure enough the favoured nations aided their decline
And all around me, I've seen times like it was back when
But like back then, I'd say, "Amen", if I could get back home again
[Chorus]
If I could go back home
If I could go back home
If I'd never left, I'd never have known
We all dream of leaving
But wind up, in the end
Spending all our time trying to get back home again
[Verse 3]
Could have been a jailbreak and the spotlight hitting me
Or was I just some nightclub singer, back in 1963?
In the old part of Valencia, on the coast of Spain
Never tiring once of hearing songs about going home again
[Chorus]
If I could go back home
If I could go back home
If I'd never left, I'd never have known
We all dream of leaving
But wind up, in the end
Spending all our time trying to get back home again
[Chorus]
If I could go back home
If I could go back home
If I'd never left, I'd never have known
We all dream of leaving
But wind up, in the end
Spending all our time trying to get back home again
Written by: Bernie Taupin, Elton John
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