It's a little bit funny Lord, this feeling inside I'm not one of those who can easily hide I don't have much money but, boy, if I did I'd buy a big mansion where we both could live If, if, if I was a sculpture Lord, honey, but then again, no (then again no, no) Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show I know it's not much, I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do You gave me a gift Lord, and I'm goin' sing it for you And you can tell everybody that this is your song (this is your song) It may be a quite, quite, simple, but that's how it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind What I wrote down in words Words How wonderful life is when you're in the world, world, world If, if, (if), if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes (kick off my shoes , kick my shoes off) I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues But the sun's been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song It's for people like you and people like me I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do, Lord (these things I do Lord) You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue Anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean Yours are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes The clearest eyes I've ever seen, I hope you go back I hope you, I hope you go back and tell everybody That this is your song (this is your song) It may be quite, quite simple, but now that's how it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind But I wrote down in words Lord, words I'm doin' it for how wonderful it is when you're in the world, world, world If, if, (if), if I sat upon a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes, ohyeah (kick off my shoes, kick my shoes off) I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues But the sun's been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song It's for people like you, people like me I wanna, wanna keep turnin' on, so excuse me, so excuse me So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do (these things I do Lord) You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue, baby And anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean You are the sweetest eyes, the sweetest eyes The sweetest eyes I've ever seen I want you to go back, go back and and tell everybody That Billy Paul's got a song (Billy Paul's got a song) I'm, I'm gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick off my shoes I'm gonna write it (write it), write it (write it), write it(write it) I might come out with the Gospel (Gospel), the Blues (blues), The Jazz (Jazz), the Rock and Roll I'm gonna, got to, got to write me a simple song for everybody Because this is my song (this is my song) It may be quite, quite simple but that's the way it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind What I wrote down in words, words You come back, you try to try again, try again Tell everybody that Billy Paul's got a song (Billy Paul's got a song) It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done, baby I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it ooooh Get back, get, got, oh no
It's a little bit funny Lord, this feeling inside I'm not one of those who can easily hide I don't have much money but, boy, if I did I'd buy a big mansion where we both could live If, if, if I was a sculpture Lord, honey, but then again, no (then again no, no) Or a man who makes potions in a travelin' show I know it's not much, I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do You gave me a gift Lord, and I'm goin' sing it for you And you can tell everybody that this is your song (this is your song) It may be a quite, quite, simple, but that's how it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind What I wrote down in words Words How wonderful life is when you're in the world, world, world If, if, (if), if I was on a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes (kick off my shoes , kick my shoes off) I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues But the sun's been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song It's for people like you and people like me I wanna, I wanna keep turnin' on So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do, Lord (these things I do Lord) You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue Anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean Yours are the sweetest eyes, you've got the sweetest eyes The clearest eyes I've ever seen, I hope you go back I hope you, I hope you go back and tell everybody That this is your song (this is your song) It may be quite, quite simple, but now that's how it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind But I wrote down in words Lord, words I'm doin' it for how wonderful it is when you're in the world, world, world If, if, (if), if I sat upon a rooftop I'd kick off my shoes, ohyeah (kick off my shoes, kick my shoes off) I'll write a few verses and then I get the blues But the sun's been quite, quite kind while I wrote this song It's for people like you, people like me I wanna, wanna keep turnin' on, so excuse me, so excuse me So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do (these things I do Lord) You see, you see I've forgotten if they're green or blue, baby And anyway the thing is, anyway the thing is, what I really mean You are the sweetest eyes, the sweetest eyes The sweetest eyes I've ever seen I want you to go back, go back and and tell everybody That Billy Paul's got a song (Billy Paul's got a song) I'm, I'm gonna sit upon a, a rooftop and kick off my shoes I'm gonna write it (write it), write it (write it), write it(write it) I might come out with the Gospel (Gospel), the Blues (blues), The Jazz (Jazz), the Rock and Roll I'm gonna, got to, got to write me a simple song for everybody Because this is my song (this is my song) It may be quite, quite simple but that's the way it's done I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind What I wrote down in words, words You come back, you try to try again, try again Tell everybody that Billy Paul's got a song (Billy Paul's got a song) It may be quite, quite simple but that's how it's done, baby I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind what I wrote down in words Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it ooooh Get back, get, got, oh no
A versão original de “Your Song” foi gravada pelo trio britânico Elton John e Bernie Taupin em janeiro de 1970, na Trident Studios, em Londres, antes de aparecer no álbum de mesmo nome em abril daquele ano.
Embora Three Dog Night tenham gravado a canção em março de 1970 para o álbum *It Ain’t Easy*, eles não lançaram como single, permitindo que Elton John fosse o primeiro a lançar a faixa nos EUA, em outubro de 1970, como a verso de “Take Me to the Pilot”.
A escolha dos DJs de ouvir a verso “Your Song” sobre o A‑side fez com que a música se tornasse número 8 na Billboard e número 7 na UK singles chart, marcando o primeiro Top 10 internacional de Elton John.
Em 1998, a canção foi incluída na Grammy Hall of Fame, e em 2004, 2010 e 2021 foi posicionada respectivamente em 136º, 137º e 202º nas listas “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” da Rolling Stone.
“Your Song” aparece em dois filmes de grande visibilidade: é interpretada por Ewan McGregor e Alessandro Safina em *Moulin Rouge!* (2001) e por Taron Egerton em *Rocketman* (2019).
Em 2024, a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certificou a música com 3× Platinum, evidenciando seu contínuo sucesso comercial.
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