Elton John - Tell Me When The Whistle Blows lyrics

Music by elton john<br>Lyrics by bernie taupin<br>Available on the album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy<br><br>There's a dusty old gutter he's lying in now<br>He's blind and he's old<br>And there's a bottle that rolls down the road<br>Me I'm young and I'm so wild<br>And I still feel the need<br>Of your apron strings once in a while<br>For there's taxi cabs hooting<br>But I can't be foot-loose forever<br>My suitcase it's a cheap one<br>My darling she's a dear one<br>My head's feeling light as a feather<br><br>Take my ears and tell me when the whistle blows<br>Wake me up and tell me when the whistle blows<br>Long lost and lonely boy<br>You're just a black sheep going home<br>I want to feel your wheels of steel<br>Underneath my itching heels<br>Take my money<br>Tell me when the whistle blows<br><br>Part of me asked the young man for the time<br>With a cool vacant stare of undue concern<br>He said nine<br>It's not so bad but I really do love the land<br>And rather all this than those diamante lovers<br>In hyde park holding hands<br>Blowing heat through my fingers<br>Trying to kill off this cold<br>Will the street kids remember<br>Can I still shoot a fast cue<br>Has this country kid still got his soul