Dave Hause - We Could Be Kings Lyrics
So this is rejectionAnd it’s bringing you downHe told you that he’d find work soonThen he stopped coming aroundThat was the summer of sweet nightsHe used to take you for ridesBut it all changed in the backseatHe came insideWell he’s seen enough to knowHe’s old enough to know what’s right from wrongI know how hard it is to see things throughOh no did it rip you apart?To be told we could be kingsWhen we were damned from the startOh no did it rip you apart?They told us we could be kingsWhen we were damned, damned from the startYou told him you loved himBut pushing come to showThere were no easy answersMixing money and bloodHe was too young to know betterAnd you were unemployedThe sergeant promised a cake walkBut then he got deployedI’ve seen enough, enough to knowIt’s not about which side you’re onI know how hard it is to keep it inOh no did it rip you apart?To be told we could be kingsWhen we were damned from the startI know that it rips you apartThey told us we could be kingsWhen we were damned, damned from the startWe’ve been living to the left of the dialHoping drinks and denial will keep us hereI’m not promising you some bright sideWe’re trying to break your strideBut you asked me, you asked meHe was gone in an instantThey say nobody was sparedNot gonna tell you he loved youNot gonna tell you he caredWell I’ve seen enough, enough to knowSometimes with the truth you gotta let it goI know how hard it is to keep it inI won’t going rip you apartAnd tell you, you could be kingI don’t wanna break your heartI won’t going rip you apartSo open wide and you’ll sing‘Cause we’re all damnedOpen wide and you’ll see‘Cause we’re all damned, damned from the startWe’re damned from the start
