Music by Elton John Lyrics by Bernie Taupin Can you hear the floorboards crying In a room on the second floor That used to be owned by someone who's no one But he don't live there anymore Only Rebecca clasping her head in her knees Trying to work out what it's about And why someone had to leave But dry up your tears Stop counting the years Don't worry what's coming Forget all your fears And the tide will turn for Rebecca And the tide will turn for Rebecca Her life will change Her hopes rearrange Into something that might really matter She's all alone in a world of her own With a key that fits her lonely world You won't need a crowd to shout out aloud