Elton John – Smokestack Children

Elton John – Smokestack Children Lyrics

Artist: Elton John
Song: Smokestack Children

Down fire escapes, they must escape
To clearer skies and kissing gates
From books of verse and poetry
To singing grass and raging seas

Embroidered on the tapestry of children’s faces
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands

Pile up like grains of sand
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty

Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Like hungry hawks, their gossip talks
Of innocence on iron catwalks
The child is raised on factory fumes

The sirens sound late afternoon
The smokestack children die too soon
Burst on Earth like toy balloons
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty

Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands
Pile up like grains of sand
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty

Smokestack children sleep uneasy
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty

Smokestack children sleep uneasy
Burdens borne by tiny hands
Pile up like grains of sand
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty

Smokestack children sleep uneasy
The jury’s verdict finds us guilty
Smokestack children sleep uneasy
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Elton John Lyrics – Smokestack Children

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From the album:
Jewel Box
Release Year: 2020