To Be a King

Well you think that you're the chosen one The new clown prince, a figure of fun The hottest property underneath the sun But someday things will change When this year's fashion is last year's thing And you take your place in the palace of swing Where you count your money while you dance and sing You don't have to wear a crown You don't have to wear a crown You don't have to wear a crown to be a king Well you're a master of disguise With a change of face and bloodshot eyes You would buy success at any price Then lie right in its face Well you know all the pleasure that money brings You want to be there when the telephone rings With the starring role in your final play You're big chance You're big chance This is your big chance to be a king You think that you've got the right to state your case And call out your commands With all your loyal subjects by your side But time is running out and as it's slipping through your hands You find yourself with nowhere to hide With all you need just out of touch And your belief is another crutch To prop you up when you drink too much Then lose all self control This golden life swallows everything While the man upstairs is tugging at your strings You would pawn your brother for a pair of wings And a place in heaven And a place in heaven Just a place in heaven for a king You've only to say the word and someone crawls To meet all your demands Everything you say is written down But while you steal the thunder someone's burning up your lands Suddenly the scene has turned around Well I'm the one with most to lose A dirty shirt, the one I choose Indecisions and nothing to choose Still making up my mind With an invitation to the palace of swing Faster responses when the telephone rings While I'm standing here waiting in the wings Learning my lines Learning my lines Learning all my lines to be a king You want big chance You want big chance This is your big chance to be a king And a place in heaven A place in heaven Just a place in heaven for a king You don't have to wear a crown You don't have to wear a crown You don't have to wear a crown