Lyrics Empty Gardens (Hey Hey Johnny) - Elton John

What happened here
As the New York
Sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden
Among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
Now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect
Can damage
So much grain
And what's it for
This little empty garden
By the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk
Nothing grows no more
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
And we are so amazed
We're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one
No one can replace
And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh and I've been calling
Oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out
To play
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best
In younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger
If only he could hear
Who lived there
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain
And with every drop that falls
We hear
We hear your name
And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh and I've been calling
Oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out
To play
And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh and I've been calling
Oh hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out
Can't your come out
To play
Johnny
Can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny
Can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny
Can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny
Can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny
Can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny
Can't you come out to play
In your empty garden