Lyrics"King For A Day"
Music & Lyrics by Scott Cooley.
Well, I might've been a monarch in another life, Or an Indian chief with Pocahontas for a wife Maybe a CEO, or a captain of a team, But on this day, like a Kennedy, I was livin' an American dream Well, I could've been born a baron or a czar, But instead I was dead with an acoustic guitar I dressed up as a man from Graceland, for a party I went to, But I wished I was incognito, and alive in Kalamazoo Well, some say it's good to be the king, but I'm here to tell you it ain't In a world of sinners it’s too hard to be a saint I'd rather be a pawn in some other guy's game Had my chance on the throne, but what a royal pain Feeling like a fool was the price I paid To be king for a day Well I was kickin' it old school, circa '76, Sayin' "thank you very much," and playin' some Scotty licks White jump suit, huge collar, lambchop sideburns too, Posin' for pics with old ladies for an entire afternoon My blood was blue, but all I could do was frown, I wore no crown, felt like a big fat clown You could say that I ruled, but all I wanted to do was live, I swore I'd be happier without a penny to give Well, some say it's good to be the king, but I'm here to tell you it ain't In a world of sinners it’s too hard to be a saint I'd rather be a pawn in some other guy's game Had my chance on the throne, but what a royal pain Feeling like a fool was the price I paid To be king for a day
I just wanted to have a costume, so I could drink and fit in But people wouldn’t leave me alone, they thought that I was him So I did the thing with my lip, and I swiveled my hips I sang the songs and I even got some tips But there was too much attention, the pressure gave me the blues You don’t know what it’s like ‘till you’ve stepped in his blue suede shoes Well, some say it's good to be the king, but I'm here to tell you it ain't In a world of sinners it’s too hard to be a saint I'd rather be a pawn in some other guy's game Had my chance on the throne, but what a royal pain Feeling like a fool was the price I paid To be king for a day Spoken: So take it from me… It’s not even worth the fifteen minutes of fame To be king for a day Copyright © ℗ 2010 by Scott Cooley. All rights reserved. |
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