King Just For A Day

Down and out again
It's nothing new
I guess it's always been this way, every day
There's nothing I can do
Can't face the world again
Go back to bed
When you start with nothing, there's nothing that you can do
I just can't get ahead

With my back against the wall
I'm prepared to take the fall
I don't think I'll ever hear them say, "King just for a day"
Only once, it would be nice
After all my sacrifice
Carved in stone above my grave, "King just for a day"

I've worked my life away for someone else
Nothing to show for all my work
Like a jerk, I've done it all myself
Don't try to lend a hand 'cause I'm too proud
I'm a self-made man
A man that's turned into a blank face in the crowd

With my back against the wall
I'm prepared to take the fall
I don't think I'll ever hear them say, "King just for a day"
Only once, it would be nice
After all my sacrifice
Carved in stone above my grave, "King just for a day"

King just for a day