Sun King

Album: Sonic Temple (1989)
Charted: 39
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  • This is where it all ends
    And the kinda dream that you've never seen
    Well, yeah

    Hot damn, ooh, mercy ma'am
    What the hell you doing to me?
    Ah, strutting round with your head held high
    What you trying to prove, girl?

    Black haired missy
    Big brown eyes
    On my knees, mama please
    I'm a regal man

    I'll do what I can
    To take you off to the promised land

    I'm a sun king, baby
    Let me take you by the hand
    Sun king, honey
    We can rule across the land

    I'm a sun king, baby
    With you, I'll share my throne
    A sun king, honey
    I can't make it on my own, no

    Hey, look out, little missy's about
    Ripping up the town, yeah
    Honey, I can't tie you down
    Woman, you make me frown

    Long legged lady with a black dress on
    On my knees, mama please
    I'm a regal man
    I'll do what I can
    To t-t-take you to the promised land

    A sun king, baby
    Let me take you by the hand
    Yeah, sun king, honey
    We can rule across this land

    I'm a sun king, baby, baby
    With you, I'll share my throne
    A sun king, honey
    I can't make it on my own, yeah

    Still got to push the doors
    Still, yeah
    Looking good now, yeah, feel this, ow, now check this out one time, oh yeah

    City crawling like a tired dog, yeah
    Cult children in the house of the dawn, yeah

    Time was wasted 'cause it's gone too fast
    Time was wasted 'cause it's gone too fast
    I see the sun begin to shine
    I see the sun begin to shine

    Sun king, baby, ow
    Let me take you by the hand
    Oh, sun king, honey
    We can rule across the land

    I'm a sun king, baby, yeah yeah
    With you, I'll share my throne
    Sun king, honey
    I can't make it on my own, yeah

    Come on now, oh oh oh yeah
    Oh oh oh I'm a sun king, baby yeah

    Oh oh oh, yeah Writer/s: IAN ROBERT ASTBURY, WILLIAM HENRY DUFFY
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Juan from El Paso, TxPowerful song. Billy Duffy at his best.
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