(C) 1994 Tune 1000 Corporation  ;1972, Songs of Polygram International, Inc.

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When I look back, boy, I must have been green,
boppin' in the country, fishin' in a stream;

lookin' for an answer, tryin' to find a sign.
Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind.

They said, "Get back, honky cat,
better gettin' back to the woods."

But I quit those days
and my redneck ways,

and-a mm, hmm, hmm, hmm,
oh, change is gonna do me good.

You better get back, honky cat,
livin' in the city ain'ta where it's at;

it's like try'n' to find gold
in a silver mine,

it's like try'n' to drink whiskey,
oh, from a bottle o' wine.

Well, I read some books
and I read some magazines

about those highclass aladies
down in New Orleans.

And all the folks back home, well,
said I was a fool.

They said, "Oh, 'Believe in the Lord'
is the golden rule."

They said, "Get back, honky cat,
better gettin' back to the woods."

But I quit those days
and my redneck ways,

and ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh,
oh, change is gonna do me good.

They said, "Get back, honky cat,
better gettin' back to the woods."

Well, I quit those days
and my redneck ways,

and-a oh, huh, huh huh huh,
oh, change is gonna do me good.

They said, "Stay at home,
boy, you gotta tend the farm;

livin' in the city, boy, is,
is gonna break your heart."

But how can you stay
when your heart says no, ah, ah.

How can you stop
when your feet say go.

You better get back, honky cat,
better gettin' back to the woods.

Well, I quit those days
and my redneck ways,

and-a ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh,
oh, the change is gonna do me good.

You better get back, honky cat,
livin' in the city ain'ta where it's at;

it's like try'n' to find gold
in a silver mine,

it's like try'n' to drink whiskey,
oh, from a bottle o' wine.

Oh yeah, get back, honky cat,
get back, honky cat,
get back, ooh.

Get back, honky cat,
get back, honky cat,
get back, ooh.

HONKY CAT                       ;Elton John / Bernie Taupin