Goodbye yellow brick road

When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues

So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road

What do you think you'll do then
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

Elton John - Bernie Taupin

Voilà encore une chanson dont les paroles ne sont pas très aisées à comprendre (les mots OK, mais tout le sens !).
Par contre nous voici encore devant une très belle écriture musicale, d'un arrangement merveilleux ainsi qu'une interprétation non moins intéressante.

Bernard I also find the words difficult to understand. I have found this. I hope it will help you as well.
http://askville.amazon.com/Elton-John's-Goodbye-Yellow-Brick-Road-yellow-brick-road/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=8594843

It's a Wizard of Oz reference.

The "Yellow Brick Road" is a reference to "The Wizard of Oz."  In the book, Dorothy and her friends follow the Yellow brick road to the Emerald City om search of the Wizard, who they believe can solve their problems.  But when they get there, they are disappointed to find that the Wizard has no real magical powers, and cannot really fulfill their wishes.  In the song, the singer uses the Yellow Brick Road as an analogy to the high society, drug-obsessed people (the "dogs of society") that he has fallen in with.  Like Dorothy, he joined these people and their lifestyle in hopes of making his life better and fulfilling his wishes.  Also like Dorothy, he is disappointed when this path he has chosen does not help him the way he had expected.  He has therefore "decided my future lies beyond the yellow brick road;" - i.e. he needs to find another path to happiness by "goin' back to my plough." As for the line about "shooting down your plane," he is describing the effect of his leaving on the "dogs of society" who have been victimizing him.  He asks: What do you think you'll do then I bet that'll shoot down your plane It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics To set you on your feet again In other words, he doesn't expect this his departure will have any lasting effect on these people...it will only take a couple of drinks and they will have forgotten all about him.  This thought continues into the next  few lines as well: Maybe you'll get a replacement There's plenty like me to be found Mongrels who ain't got a penny Sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground

Thanks a lot for answer, it's a little be more clear now. All references aren't so easy !
My poor English is more rich now.
best regards