Welcome to the great republic
Guess I should show you round
Where once I was a King
And now I am a clown
The love that we once shared
Made a King of me
But now you're gone...but now you're gone
All I face is poverty
...King without a heart
...King without a hope
...King without a woman baby
Oh I'm a King without a crown
...King without a heart ...
...King without a hope
...King without a woman baby
Oh I'm a King without a crown
Hell hath no fury
Like a woman scorned
But heaven don't boast - no heaven don't boast
The jewel - the pretty jewel I just pawned
Every cloud has a silver lining
Every dog has its day
Oh but I guess the sun stopped shining
On the day you went away
Bathed in former glory
Deposed from my throne
How do I get to tell my story?
When all get's your answerphone...
But you ain't home
With the love you gave
I felt like royalty
But now you're face to face - face to face
With one ex-member of the aristocracy
There's no need to feel down
Yeah just take a look around
You'll see a man who's just a man
Nothing more
A King without a crowndream and fantasize
Slave to your desire, you'll buy anything
Curse and criticize
middle-aged and at your door
and they're selling you the son of God
it's so hard to ignore
You want so much and then you want some more
somehow your appetite grows
you'd just love what you can't possess
you know it's out there somewhere
read and memorize
make a wish come true
and you can telephone free
eyes and ears and mouth and nose
in a face that you compose
but it cuts you like never before
it's so hard to ignore
You want so much and then you want some more
somehow your appetite grows
you'd just love what you can't possess
you know it's out there
somewhere
it's so hard to ignore
You'd really love so much
and then you'd go spoil yourself with more
strange how your appetite's grown
till you're just lying in a corner upstairs
looking out there
somewhere