Tiny Dancer

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

Jesus freaks out in the street
Handing tickets out for God
Turning back she just laughs
The boulevard is not that bad

Piano man he makes his stand
In the auditorium
Looking on she sings the songs
The words she knows, the tune she hums

But oh how it feels so real
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly

Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today

Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today

Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band
Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man
Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand
And now she's in me, always with me, tiny dancer in my hand

But oh how it feels so real
Lying here with no one near
Only you and you can hear me
When I say softly, slowly

Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today

Hold me closer, tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today

I have always loved the song "Tiny Dancer," sung by Elton John. The song has vivid imaginary, with words that flow like the waves of an ocean. When I was a kid I would imagine myself dancing in the sand like the girl in the lyrics, creating pictures with my feet in the rough sand. My favorite stanza is: Jesus freaks out in the street/ Handing tickets out for God/Turning back she just laughs/The boulevard is not that bad. I think that the girl smiles because she has found her own heaven, a Paradise through music. But I have have always wondered what is the message behind the song? Who is the tiny dancer?

After surfing the web, I found the answer on lyricinterpretations.com. The lyrics are about Maxine Feibelmen, who was a seamstress on Elton Johns tour, creating his elborate costumes. She was the wife of Bernie Taupin who was Elton's friend,a lyricist who helped write and collaborate on songs such as: Rocketman, Candle In the Wind, and Your Song. Tiny Dancer was written to express the love Taupin had for Maxine, who was not only his lover, but muse as well.