You used to be a candle in the wind

Now you're a big shot in the dark

You used to think that love was the answer

Now it's just another big question mark

You used to believe in the power of music

And all that revolutionary stuff

Back when money was the root of all evil

Back before you suddenly grew up



You used to laugh at the men on the chessboard

All those little pawns wanting to be king

You used to say "I refuse to play that game"

Now you think that winning is everything

You used to feel like a babe in the woods

Livin' out of your little gunny sack

You used to be a cry in the wilderness

Now you're just another lumberjack



You had it right the first time



You used to love swimming upstream

Now you like to go with the flow

Take a ride on the big waterslide

And never mind the rocks

Or the whirlpool down below



You used to be a candle in the wind

Now you're a big shot in the dark

You used to think that love was the answer

Now it's just another big question mark

You used to believe in the power of music

And all that revolutionary stuff

Back when money was the root of all evil

Now you just can't seem to get enough



You had it right the first time