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I can see very well.
There's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see it very well.
There's a joke and I know it very well,
It's one of those that I told you long ago.
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know.
Once a fool had a good part in the play,
If it's so would I still be here today?
It's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way,
They think it's very funny everything I say.
Get a load of him, he's so insane
You'd better get your coat dear
It looks like rain.
We'll come again next Thursday afternoon.
The inlaws hope they'll see you very soon.
But is it in your conscience that you're after
Another glimpse of the Madman across the Water.
I can see very well.
There's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see it very well.
There's a joke and I know it very well,
It's one of those that I told you long ago.
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know.
The ground's a long way down but I need more.
Is the nightmare black
Or are the windows painted?
Will they come again next week,
Can my mind really take it?
We'll come again next Thursday afternoon.
The inlaws hope they'll see you very soon.
But is it in your conscience that you're after
Another glimpse of the Madman across the Water.

sbegf Dec 30, 2012 - 18:22	When you grew up in the era of the tape cassette, you always remember you first CD and this was it. Played it so many times, musically and vocally, it showed the difference between cassette's and CD's....magnificently..... Will there ever be a sound related technological jump again, I wonder? Thanks Dad for giving me my first CD player and CD, no other man (or woman :) ) I ever met knows music better than he does! [ Reply ]
BLADERUNNER Nov 29, 2012 - 09:27	Hard to believe, as least for me, that Elton John and Bernie Taupin were so great together. their early works are far superior to anything later, even up to the present day. this is an easy 9. [ Reply ]
musikluvr Sep 27, 2012 - 13:50	I think it bears mentioning the obvious contribution of Bernie Taupin's lyrics when you talk about Elton John's best music. [ Reply ]
dpvest Jul 26, 2012 - 15:43	jonahboo wrote: my 2 cents - if you do not own any Elton - get: Madman A.T.W. Honkey Chateu Tumbleweed Connection then: YellowBrick excellent - but I would reverse that putting tumbleweed on top. but those are the ones fer sher... [ Reply ]
kingart Jul 26, 2012 - 15:34	There are two different Eltons, pre-1975 and post. Albums like this are a 7 - 8, but almost anything post-Bennie and the Jets (maybe one of the most annoying songs ever) is a 3. Quite a downgrade for the guy who co-wrote minor masterpieces like Take me to the Pilot and Teacher I Need You. Even this tune is not altogether that good, but it rises because it's got other goodies on the album with it. For sheer resonance, little surpasses his first hit, Your Song. [ Reply ]
fredriley Jul 26, 2012 - 15:29	Whenever I hear our Reg from Pinner, I always think of Watford FC (aka 'By far the Greatest Team the World has Ever Seen') and of chanting, Zen-like, on the terraces "Elton John's Taylor-made Army" during the club's glory years of the 80s. A great singer and songwriter, for sure, but he has another very special place in the heart of Watford fans the world over. Here's to you, Reg - Golden Boy for ever :o) [ Reply ]
ottovonb Jul 26, 2012 - 15:26	Just awesome. At the risk of sounding a bit callous (not my intent); I'm truly happy for Elton now that he seems so much healthier and happier than when he was younger. That said, he sure did create stunning music when he was stoned, in-the-closet, and generally a mess. Go figure. Whatever the case his earlier and mid-career material is astounding. Thanks for the songs Elton, now please continue to be well! [ Reply ]
ziakut May 24, 2012 - 09:01	Gone forever is this type of songwriting from this artist. Such a shame! [ Reply ]
stalfnzo Apr 22, 2012 - 15:31	Stratocaster wrote: You are in the staggering minority. And by staggering, I also mean probably drunk. Now THAT made me laugh. Thanks, and I couldn't agree more. [ Reply ]
Stratocaster Feb 19, 2012 - 04:52	bobcat1963 wrote: i don't like the expression , but i HAD to give this a sucko-barfo, man, what a drag... You are in the staggering minority. And by staggering, I also mean probably drunk. [ Reply ]
cc_rider Jan 18, 2012 - 10:50	The line 'Is the nightmare black, Or are the windows painted' always reminds me of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. The book, that is. The Chief (first person, in the book) thinks something very similar at one point. Wouldn't surprise me if Bernie borrowed from it. [ Reply ]
Groogrux69 Jan 18, 2012 - 10:49	The version of this song on the remastered "Tumbleweed Connection" is even better than this version. [ Reply ]
BBOGDA Dec 17, 2011 - 18:00	9 -> 10 [ Reply ]
acolt Oct 15, 2011 - 11:27	I don't know what it is, but honestly, I just can't not love this song. The live version in Australia is even better. [ Reply ]
linzie Sep 13, 2011 - 22:14	Absolutely love this....The guy just couldn't come close to this sort of thing post Rock Of Westies...which was margnal at best. He had a couple of 'good trys', but THIS is an unequivical '10'!!! [ Reply ]
sirdroseph Jul 13, 2011 - 04:30	Simply wonderful, makes my soul sing. [ Reply ]
HazzeSwede Apr 09, 2011 - 07:37	Talkin' down on Elton ! [ Reply ]
wonderunit Mar 08, 2011 - 19:20	Elton takes mediocrity to a whole new level. Which, not surprisingly, is indistinguishable from the old one. [ Reply ]
snitramc Mar 08, 2011 - 19:17	I'm rating a bunch of GREAT Elton songs a 10, so the haters know I lurve Elton John, I just can't take Captain Fantastic. [ Reply ]
jadewahoo Mar 08, 2011 - 19:14	Oh, Elton my boy... what ever happened to ye? Where did you go, will you ever come back again? [ Reply ]