ELTON JOHN - Candle In The Wind 1997 lyrics

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Music by elton john<br>Lyrics by bernie taupin<br>Performed at princess diana's funeral, saturday september 6, 1997.<br><br>Goodbye england's rose<br>May you ever grow in our hearts<br>You were the grace that placed itself<br>Where lives were torn apart<br>You called out to our country<br>And you whispered to those in pain<br>Now you belong to heaven<br>And the stars spell out your name<br><br>And it seems to me you lived your life<br>Like a candle in the wind<br>Never fading with the sunset<br>When the rain set in<br>And your footsteps will always fall here<br>Along england's greenest hills<br>Your candle's burned out long before<br>Your legend ever will<br><br>Loveliness we've lost<br>These empty days without your smile<br>This torch we'll always carry<br>For our nation's golden child<br>And even though we try<br>The truth brings us to tears<br>All our words cannot express<br>The joy you brought us through the years<br><br>And it seems to me you lived your life<br>Like a candle in the wind<br>Never fading with the sunset<br>When the rain set in<br>And your footsteps will always fall here<br>Along england's greenest hills<br>Your candle's burned our long before<br>Your legend ever will<br><br>Goodbye england's rose<br>May you ever grow in our hearts<br>You were the grace that placed itself<br>Where lives were torn apart<br>Goodbye england's rose<br>From a country lost without your soul<br>Who'll miss the wings of your compassion<br>More than you'll ever know<br><br>And it seems to me you lived your life<br>Like a candle in the wind<br>Never fading with the sunset<br>When the rain set in<br>And you footsteps will always fall here<br>Along england's greenest hills<br>Your candle's burned out long before<br>Your legend ever will