The King from Sorry State by Philip Labes
Tracklist
| 4. | The King | 2:54 |
Lyrics
i was top of all my classes
i was lead in the plays
I was on track for the ivy league with a perfect GPA
I was humble and athletic and well-meaning and well-read
And when I turned 18 my town gathered round and said
"You can be the king
Yyou can be the king of nowhere
You can be the king
You can wear the armor and the crown
Yeah you can be the king
Don’t you wanna the king of nowhere?
You can be the king and all you’ve gotta do is stick around"
Well i’m not one to settle, and never go beyond
I swam right up the river looking for a bigger pond
I landed in Los Angeles and tried to book a play
They said they didn’t care about my hair or GPA and they said
You are not the king
You are not the king of somewhere
You are not the king (no sir)
Maybe you’re a jester or a clown
Yeah you are not the king
You are not the king of somewhere (of somewhere)
If you wanna be king
Find yourself a smaller slice of town
I gave it eleven months of waiting tables, slinging beer
'Til I woke up one morning with a ringing in my ear
It was the horns of greatness, calling me back home
So I bought a one way ticket to the graduation show
But when I hit the high school, something different in the air
In the theatre they were fawning, while he’s playing with his hair
Through the window I was watching, as the folks were gathered round
As they toasted to his majesty and watched he was crowned while singing
You can be the king
You can be the king of nowhere (of nowhere)
You can be the king
You can wear the armor and the crown
Yeah you can be the king
Don’t you wanna the king of nowhere (of nowhere)
You can be the king
Just never take off that cap and gown
You can be the king
And all you’ve gotta do is stick around (stick around) stick around
