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From the recording Rants And Romance
Well I wonder how you felt that night when you stumbled up the ladder
with excuses in your pocket I guess it doesn't matter
You never thought I listened to your stories and your fables
but I watched while Rome was burning in the ashtray on your table
You made your way to the stage but the barroom was your calling
you promoted and alerted all to the timeline of your falling
you didn't want my sympathy what you was wanted was a witness
to all the ones who turned their backs and the level of your brilliance
When we were kings we thought we'd live forever
but the devil doesn't care if you are smart or if you're clever
You thought you had fooled us hiding in your fortress
You had a secret lover: the bottle was your mistress
I will always hold you close to me your memory is persistent
I tell the stories of the good days keep the bad ones at a distance
I don't question our friendship I never question that I miss you
But I wonder why you turned away from all the dreams you had that came
true
When we were kings the whole world lay before us
but we couldn't see the trees for we were standing in the forest
We thought that we had seen it all but we didn't know a thing
But the emperor always had new clothes back when we were kings
When we were kings we thought we'd live forever
but the devil doesn't care if you are smart or if you're clever
We thought that we had seen it all but we didn't know a thing
Still I wonder how you felt that night
back when we were kings