The Measure Of A Man Lyrics - Elton John

These battered hands are all you own 

this broken heart has turned to stone 

go hang your glory on the wall 

there comes a time when castles fall 

and all that's left is shifting in the sand 

You're out of time, you're out of place 

look at your face 

that's the measure of a man 

This coat that fits you like a glove 

these dirty streets you learned to love 

so welcome back my long lost friend 

you've been to hell and back again 

god alone knows how you crossed that span 

Back on the beat, back to the start 

trust in your heart 

that's the measure of a man 

It's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand 

it's the things you understand 

permanent ties from which you once ran 

that's the measure of a man 

You've come full circle, now you're home 

without the gold, without the chrome 

and this is where you've always been 

you had to lose so you could win 

and rise above your troubles while you can 

Now you can love, now you can lose 

now you can choose 

that's the measure of a man 

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it's the fire in the eyes, the lines on the hand 

it's the things you understand 

permanent ties from which you once ran 

that's the measure of a man 

You've come full circle, now you're home 

without the gold, without the chrome 

and this is where you've always been 

you had to lose so you could win 

and rise above your troubles while you can 

Now you can love, now you can lose 

now you can choose 

that's the measure of a man