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King Of New Orleans

In the style of

Better Than Ezra

Lyrics

got an angel
on the stairs
as if you'd even care
when the lights are up
and the sun had
nearly gone down

did you see him
on the street
did you pass him
at your feet
did you think at all
until he even
looked me in the eye

and he loves the girls
and he loves the boys
gonna make
twenty dollars
'fore the
weekend's over

to set 'em up
then let 'em fall
turn him over
in your hands
god save the king
of new orleans

got a ticket
to a show
can you see him
take a blow
when the drunk
would say
cat stevens was the
greatest singer

did ya kick 'em
in the head
did ya see
the blood run down
did ya laugh at all
when the people
walked right by
and said aloud

tell her punks
are all the same
gonna make
twenty dollars
'fore the
weekend's over

to set 'em up
then let 'em fall
turn him over
in your hands
god save the king
of new orleans

set 'em up
then let 'em fall
turn him over
in your hands
god save the king
of new orleans

pray to you in my head
pray to you in my car
goin' down again
he's goin' down again

anyway you look
anyway you
talk it over
it's easier
to let it slip
out of your mind

but it rips
your heart out
then it kicks
your head in
but ya give him
one more chance
try to see the
beauty in his world

all the way
and on my hands
and on my feet
and shoulders
can he make
twenty dollars
'fore the
weekend's over

to set 'em up
then let 'em fall
turn him over
in your hands
god save the king
of new orleans

set 'em up
then let 'em fall
turn him over
in your hands
god save the king
of new orleans
yeah

Details

• Duration : 4:09
• Key : A
• Genre : Rock
• Year released : 1996
• Language : English

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