new york, she used to hold me like a mother but now she just throws me to the lions and the wolves i remember your face it stares at me like the hero
long ago i was king of your world you held me close and i made you feel like you were protected from the forces of nature
but when i close my eyes late at night baby, i'm the king, i'm the king of your world and you stare at me like someone who someone who will crumble with the flesh and blood and i'm asking you, can you still love me after all the hell that i put you through i was mad enough to break your heart baby, i'm the king and they're never gonna take me alive take me alive
damned in the country, damned in the city damns will be the work of your hands the work of my hands was the worth of my word the worst of my life
and once upon a time i was king of your world you held me close and i made you feel like you were protected from the forces of nature
but when i close my eyes late at night baby, i'm the king, i'm the king of your world and you stare at me like someone who someone who will crumble with the flesh and blood and i'm asking you, can you still love me after all the hell that i put you through i was mad enough to break your heart baby, i'm the king and they're never gonna take me alive take me alive take me alive take me alive
but when i close my eyes late at night baby, i'm the king, i'm the king of your world and you stare at me like someone who someone who will crumble with the flesh and blood and i'm asking you, can you still love me after all the hell that i put you through i was mad enough to break your heart baby, i'm the king and they're never gonna take me alive take me alive take me alive take me alive