Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

這首歌作為同名專輯的第二首歌發行於1973年，其音樂風格深受上世紀70年代的軟搖滾影響。歌詞表達了Elton John對“迴歸本根（get back to [his] roots）”的渴望,有一部分樂評人士認為這是Elton John的最佳歌曲。 ^[1] 

When are you gonna come down

When are you going to land

I should have stayed on the farm

I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever

I didn't sign up with you

I'm not a present for your friends to open

This boy's too young to be singing the blues

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So goodbye yellow brick road

Where the dogs of society how

You can't plant me in your penthouse

I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods

Huting the horny back toad

Oh I've finally decided my future lies

Beyond the yellow brick road

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What do you think you'll do then

I bet that'll shoot down your plane

It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics

To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement

There's plenty like me to be found

Mongrels who ain't got a penny

Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

這首歌收到樂評家們的普遍好評，2010年《滾石雜誌》將其評為歷史上最偉大的500首歌曲中的第380位。 ^[2]