Lyrics




He struggled so hard to be king
Working night and day
Dreaming of only one thing
Never a holiday
Somewhere along the way
He forgot she was only a girl
Now his kingdom has fallen
And it′s really quite a tragic tale
'Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen
But the queen claimed he built her a jail
He struggled so hard to be king
He wanted everything
He built her a house by the sea
Just to keep her in
Somewhere along the way
He forgot she needed a friend
Now his kingdom has fallen
And it′s really quite a tragic tale
'Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen
And the queen claimed he built her a jail
It happened so quickly before he could know
She was gone, far gone
Far from the castle, the diamonds and things
She had worn to the ball
There was a note that she carefully wrote
Signed it best wishes to all
Oh you struggled so hard to be king
Working night and day
Dreaming of only one thing, never a holiday
Somewhere along the way
You forgot that I needed a man
When they found him
They took him back where he belonged
And his family and friends saw him annually
And they say it's a shame what′s become of the king



Writer(s): Croce James J


Jim Croce - The Original Albums…
Album The Original Albums…
date of release
25-07-2011

1   I Got a Name
2   Time in a Bottle
3   You Don't Mess Around with Jim
4   Tomorrow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day
5   New York's Not My Home
6   Hard Time Losin' Man
7   Photographs and Memories
8   Walkin' Back to Georgia
9   Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
10   Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
11   Box #10
12   A Long Time Ago
13   Hey Tomorrow
14   One Less Set of Footsteps
15   Roller Derby Queen
16   Dreamin' Again
17   Careful Man
18   Alabama Rain
19   A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' the Blues)
20   Next Time, This Time
21   Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
22   These Dreams
23   Speedball Tucker
24   It Doesn't Have to Be That Way
25   Lover's Cross
26   Five Short Minutes
27   Age
28   Workin' at the Car Wash Blues
29   I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
30   Salon and Saloon
31   Thursday
32   Top Hat Bar And Grill
33   Recently
34   The Hard Way Every Time
35   Mississippi Lady
36   Chain Gang Medley
37   Ol' Man River
38   Which Way Are You Goin'?
39   Stone Walls
40   King's Song
41   Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women
42   (And) I Remember Her
43   Cotton Mouth River
44   More Than That Tomorrow
45   The Migrant Worker
46   Child Of Midnight
47   Railroad Song
48   Country Girl
49   Maybe Tomorrow
50   The Way We Used To




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