I might have been a monarch
with Pocahontas for a wife
Maybe a CEO or a captain of a team
But on this day, like a Kennedy,
I was living an American dream.
but in stead I was dead with
Dressed up as a man from Graceland
but I wished I was incognito
Well some say it's good to be the king
But I'm here to tell you it ain't
it's too hard to be a saint
I'd rather be a con in some
Had my chance on the throne
Feeling like a fool was the price I paid
Well I was kicking it old school circa 76
Saying thank you very much
and playing some Scotty Licks
White jumpsuit, huge collar,
lamb chops, sideburns too
Posing for pics with old ladies
but all I could do was frown
I wore no crown, felt like a big fat clown
You could say that I ruled,
but all I wanted to do was live
Well some say it's good to be the king,
but I'm here to tell you it ain't
it's too hard to be a saint
I'd rather be a pawn in some
Had my chance on the throne,
Feelin' like a fool was the price I paid
I just wanted to have a costume
so I could drink and fit in
but people wouldn't leave me alone
they thought that I was him so
I did the thing with my lip
but there was too much attention
the pressure gave me the blues
Till you've stepped in his
Some say it's good to be the king
But I'm here to tell you it ain't
It's too hard to be a saint
Had my chance on the throne
