M. W. Hale - King of This Town (Alt) (feat. C. R. Millett)

You were king of this city, in mine eyes at least
Gave us no pity, kept us on a short leash
You'd say remember who you are
When you're out in this town
And don't do something
That could bring us all down
You'd tell us all the stories of the times before
When you tried to leave your daddy
Running off for the war
But the doctor said you couldn't serve
Your Uncle Sam
Then a couple years later
Made your dad your best man
I guess life, goes full circle
Yeah always be kind
Even to the kind that are hurtful
'Cuz ya never know when they'll
Come back around
Especially when ya gotta be the King of this Town
Everyone thinks it happened over night
But they never saw the time
And every inch you had to fight
Long haired hippie, turned business suit
Now everyone respects
Everything that you do
You climbed so high
Them people they forgot
You were once a punk kid
Haulin' cars to the lot
You struggled every day
Just to make the ends meet
And you'd work through the night
Just to make it for your queen
I guess life, goes full circle
Always be kind
Even to the kind that are hurtful
'Cuz ya never know when they'll
Come back around
Especially when ya gotta be the King of this Town
You'd always find the time
To play us that guitar
Screamed the words of Prine
Knew you dreamed to be a star
You put that all away, so you could raise your six kids
But I'm stuck here
Wanting the same things that you did
I picked up the six, so I could be like you
And I played the same songs from my childhood room
Never gave much thought to those nights from the past
'til I played you those songs
Through the nights that were your last
I guess life, goes full circle
Always be kind
Even to the kind that are hurtful
'Cuz ya never know when they'll
Come back around
Especially when ya gotta be the King of this Town

Written by:
Matthew Hale

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