Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John
Song Lyrics / Chart History / Artist Information

  • Written by Elton John
  • The solo version went to #2 on the Top 40 charts in 1972
  • The 1972 version featured Toni Tennille (of Captain & Tennille) and Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston (of the Beach Boys) as backup vocalists.
  • The duet version was originally performed by George Michael and Elton John, recorded live at a concert in London.  It is this duet version that Oracle covers
  • The duet version went to #1 on the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1991

Other songs by Elton John also performed by Oracle Band:


Song Lyrics - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

I can't light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life

Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meaning when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light

Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

I can't find the right romantic line
But see me once and see the way I feel
Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal

Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me


Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use.

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