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Because, I Figured That, Because I Was A Successful Man, I Was Wealthy, I Was, You Know, Seemingly Intelligent - Even That I Am Not Intelligent Enough To Ask For Help.

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Because, I Figured That,

Elton John

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Because, I Figured That, Because I Was A Successful Man, I Was Wealthy, I Was, You Know, Seemingly Intelligent - Even That I Am Not Intelligent Enough To Ask For Help.

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Dangerous Places

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And We Have Come So Far Like That. I Mean, The Advances On The Medication Side Have Been Enormous, And The Advances On The Human Side Have Been Enormous. But We Still Have This Stigma To Get Rid Of, And Then We Really Will Be Able To See The Light At The End Of The Tunnel.

This Overload Is Edging Me Further Out To Sea, I Need To Put Some Distances Between Overkill And Me.

I Have No One To Leave The Money To. I'm A Single Man. I Like Spending My Money.

I Do Work A Lot. I Mean, Most Of My Income, I Would Say, Comes From Live Performances. And Then You've Got Publishing, You've Got Record Royalties.

I Suspected My Homosexuality, But I'd Never Acted Out On It Because I Was Afraid Of Sex. It's Awful To Be Afraid Of Sex.

I Think Performers Are All Show-offs Anyway, Especially Musicians. Unless You Show Off, You're Not Going To Get Noticed.

What A Scandal, If I Die. Yeah, I'm Gonna Kill Myself, Get A Little Headline News.

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