Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Written on behalf of a friend from Valencia, Spain.1
When are you gonna come down?
When are you going to land?
I should have stayed in the land of strength and valor.
I should have listened to my old Lady.
You know you can’t hold me forever.
I just wanted to explore the path with you.
I’m not yours for you to keep.
This boy’s too old to be dreaming, ah, ah.
So, goodbye yellow brick road
where the dogs of society howl.
You can’t place me in your trophy case.
I’m going back to the land of strength and valor.
Back to the red carnations in the fields,
struggling with the fighting bulls.
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
beyond the yellow brick road, ah, ah.
Flower offering, Fallas in Valencia, Spain
What do you think you’ll do then?
I bet you’ll shut down the messenger.
It’ll take you a couple of Jenever and Lambic
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, ah, ah.
So, goodbye yellow brick road
where the dogs of society howl.
You can’t place me in your trophy case.
I’m going back to the land of strength and valor.
Back to the red carnations in the fields,
struggling with the fighting bulls.
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
beyond the yellow brick road, ah, ah.
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I will release Strategic Patience (part 2 of 2) on November 16, 2024.
I thought about The Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum, while reading about the flood in Valencia, Spain. I started writing a piece about Valencia and the yellow brick road. But then I learned that Elton John had written “goodbye the yellow brick road.” His song is obviously and undeniably much better than my essay. So, I decided to use it as a template in which to insert my feelings.