In Neon

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the Album Breaking Hearts

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Lipstick and lashes, the traces of stardom
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Lit up on a billboard so everyone sees them in neon
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Behind the counter she stares out the window
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Up at the billboard that's like a reminder in neon
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She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror
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Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon
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For two cents of danger she'd trust anybody
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She'd smoke like a gun if it meant she might wind up

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In neon the dreams in the light of a promise that dies
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A shimmering city, a glimmer of hope and a lie
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In neon the name's gone there's no reason why anymore
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Trust them and wind up alone behind a locked door

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In neon,             in neon

Pictures and patterns, the touches of glamour
Cut into a fashion that flashes above them in neon
A hot cup of coffee held in her fingers
A perfect complexion that lingers above her in neon

She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror
Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon
For a shot at the title, she'd slip into something
She'd smoulder like ashes if it meant she might wind up in neon

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In neon