Elton John - Tower Of Babel lyrics

Music by elton john<br>Lyrics by bernie taupin<br>Available on the album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy<br><br>Snow, cement and ivory young towers<br>Someone called us babylon<br>Those hungry hunters<br>Tracking down the hours<br>But where were all your shoulders when we cried<br>Were the darlings on the sideline<br>Dreaming up such cherished lies<br>To whisper in your ear before you die<br><br>It's party time for the guys in the tower of babel<br>Sodom meet gomorrah, cain meet abel<br>Have a ball y'all<br>See the letches crawl<br>With the call girls under the table<br>Watch them dig their graves<br>`cause jesus don't save the guys<br>In the tower of babel<br><br>Watch them dig their graves<br>`cause jesus don't save the guys<br>In the tower of babel, no no no<br><br>Junk, angel, this closet's always stacked<br>The dealers in the basement<br>Filling your prescription<br>For a brand new heart attack<br><br>But where were all your shoulders when we cried<br>Were the doctors in attendance<br>Saying how they felt so sick inside<br>Or was it just the scalpel blade that lied