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We heard Richard Nixon say, 'Welcome to the USA'
The common sense I sometimes lack has opened up a seismic crack
We've fallen in and I can't pull back
And I guess we'll have to stayIn open arms we put our trust, they put us on a big red bus
Twin spirits soaking up a dream, fuel to feed the press machine
After years that were long and lean
We're finally on our wayAnd Richard Nixon's on his knees, he's sent so many overseas
He'd like to know if you and me could help him in some way
A little camouflage and glue to mask the evil that men do
A small diversion caused by twoPale kids come to play

And we heard Richard Nixon say, 'Welcome to the USA'Neither of us understood the way things ticked in Hollywood
We just loaded in and grabbed the bat with little room to swing a cat
And pretty soon we were where it's at
Or so the papers sayAnd all around us suntanned teens, beauty like we've never seen
Our heroes led us by the hand through Brian Wilson's promised land
Where Disney's God and he commands
Both mice and men to stayAnd Richard Nixon's on his knees, he's sent so many overseas
He'd like to know if you and me could help him in some way
A little camouflage and glue to mask the evil that men do
A small diversion caused by twoPale kids come to play
And we heard Richard Nixon say, 'Welcome to the USA'In a bright red Porsche on Sunset I saw Steve McQueen
I guess he's just about the coolest guy I've ever seen
And for you and me that speeding car is how it's gonna to be
I see no brakes just open road and lots of gasolineOh, we heard Richard Nixon say, 'Welcome to the USA'
The common sense I sometimes lack has opened up a seismic crack
We've fallen in and I can't pull backPale kids come to play
And we heard Richard Nixon say, 'I gotta go but you can stay'
Pale kids come to play
And we heard Richard Nixon say, 'I gotta go but you can stay'

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Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, England on 25 March 1947) is an immensely popular English singer, composer (mostly with lyricist Bernie Taupin) and pianist. In a career spanning five decades, Elton John has sold over 250 million records and has over fifty Top 40 hits, making him one of the most successful musicians of all time. His 1997 tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, "Candle In The Wind 1997," remains the world's biggest selling and fastest selling single of all time.

In 1964, Dwight and his friends formed a band called Bluesology. By day, he ran errands for a music publishing company; he divided his nights between solo gigs at a London hotel bar and working with Bluesology. By the mid-1960s, Bluesology was backing touring American soul and R&B musicians like The Isley Brothers, Major Lance, Billy Stewart, Doris Troy and Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles. In 1966, the band became musician Long John Baldry's supporting band and played 16 times at The Marquee Club.

John was one of the dominant commercial forces in the rock world during the 1970s, with a string of seven consecutive #1 records on the U.S. album charts, twenty-three Top 40 singles, sixty Top 10 hits, and six #1 hits. His success had a profound impact on popular music, and contributed to the continued popularity of the piano in rock and roll.

Key musical elements in John's success included his melodic gifts matched with the contributions of his lyricist partner Bernie Taupin, his rich tenor and gospel-chorded piano, aggressive string arrangements, his flamboyant fashion sense and on-stage showmanship. As told by himself, his somewhat "flashy" outfits were due to the fact that he sits behind the piano and would otherwise vanish on stage.

John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and knighted in 1998. He has helped lead the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked John #49 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He continues to be a major public figure.

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