Artists

Elton John – lead vocals
Little Richard – lead vocals

Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin. Produced by Greg Penny & Elton John. From Duets (Rocket/MCA, 22 November 1993); length about 6:24.

An original Elton John and Bernie Taupin composition rather than a cover, and one of the album’s few new songs. It paired Elton John with Little Richard, one of his original rock ’n’ roll heroes. Duets went on to reach No. 5 in the UK and No. 25 in the US, and sold over a million copies in America.

Elton John, Little Richard – The Power Lyrics

LI have sold myself through and through
I have walked in the darkness too
Felt a red sun, the living proof
Washed my hands in the honest truth
I have carried this weight time after time
I have bettered the dumb and the blind
I’ve seen dignity fail and colors run
Seen justice denied by the voice of a gun

And we walk, yes we walk
And we walk with the power every day
Never letting the light slip away
Reaching out, reaching in
Touching truth and touching skin
Never letting the light slip away
And we walk with the power every day

If my faith is a fire then burn baby burn
We’ve held fire long enough to learn
Heat beneath hope is a healing light
Kept alive by the flames of night
Walk tall in the power day after day
Never, never, never lose sight of the way
See the dawn come and the dusk hang
See the power rise from an open hand

And we walk, yes we walk
And we walk with the power every day
Never letting the light slip away
Reaching out, reaching in
Touching truth and touching skin
Never letting the light slip away
And we walk with the power every day

Walk with the power
Walk with the power
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah we walk, yeah we walk
Yes we walk with the power every day
Never letting the light slip away
Reaching out, reaching in
Touching truth and touching skin
Never letting the light slip away
And we walk with the power every day

To listen to other songs from the the Teleskop 22 program click here.