I regard Bernie Taupin as a great lyricist, and combined with Elton John's musical talent, I believe they make the best songwriting duo of modern times.
I'm no match, but I do like to put things down on paper .. .here's a reflection of one of their greatest hits (copied at the end of the posting).
Sometimes,
when the words won't come out right,
try as one might,
When you know what you want to express,
but the tongue can't stress
And your mind can no longer handle the chore,
pleading and screaming "Enough! No more!"
Sometimes,
in that moment of stark revelation,
under numbing sedation,
When there is no pardon or excuse,
just a simple word to choose
you finally realise the need for humility
in a sublime, teary-eyed, soliloquy
Sometimes,
at least how it is commonly referred,
sorry seems to be the hardest word.
[CM 2004]
Bernie Taupin says it better ...
What have I got to do to make you love me
What have I got to do to make you care
What do I do when lightning strikes me
And I wake to find that you're not there
What do I do to make you want me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I say when it's all over
And sorry seems to be the hardest word
It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad
Why can't we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word
What do I do to make you love me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I do when lightning strikes me
What have I got to do
What have I got to do
When sorry seems to be the hardest word
[Music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin.
© 1976 Big Pig Music Limited]
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