"Between Seventeen and Twenty", sebuah lagu emosional oleh Elton John, mengeksplorasi refleksi dan penyesalan tahun-tahun lalu. Penyanyi tersebut merenungkan hubungan masa lalu, bertanya-tanya tentang orang yang mungkin berbagi tempat tidur dengan mantan kekasihnya. Rasa cemburu dan kesedihan yang mendalam diungkapkan melalui metafora warna, melukiskan gambaran yang hidup tentang kondisi emosionalnya. Dengan nada menyesal, lagu ini menceritakan pilihan sang penyanyi untuk mengejar karir musik yang mengasingkannya dari hubungan mereka. Meskipun ada upaya untuk memadamkan kenangan, bayang-bayang masa lalu terus menghantui penyanyi tersebut, menyisakan kerinduan yang menyakitkan akan apa yang seharusnya terjadi.
Between Seventeen And Twenty Lyrics
Elton John
I wonder who's sleeping in your sheets tonight
Whose head rests upon the bed
Could it be a close friend I knew so well
Who seems to be so close to you instead
Close to you instead
I'm blue tonight, I'm red when I'm mad
I'm green when I'm jealous, yellow when I'm sad
I guess I cannot have everything
So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen
So out of choice I chose rock and roll
But it pushed me to the limit everyday
It turned me into a gypsy, kept me away from home
From there on, there seemed no use for you
For you to stay
And if I shower around 3 a.m.
It's just to wash away
The trace of a love unwanted
Oh in the times I went astray
The times I went astray
So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen
Whose head rests upon the bed
Could it be a close friend I knew so well
Who seems to be so close to you instead
Close to you instead
I'm blue tonight, I'm red when I'm mad
I'm green when I'm jealous, yellow when I'm sad
I guess I cannot have everything
So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen
So out of choice I chose rock and roll
But it pushed me to the limit everyday
It turned me into a gypsy, kept me away from home
From there on, there seemed no use for you
For you to stay
And if I shower around 3 a.m.
It's just to wash away
The trace of a love unwanted
Oh in the times I went astray
The times I went astray
So much has flown between the years
When I was twenty and you were seventeen
