The King of Sunset Town

Lyrics for The King of Sunset Town

A ragged man came shuffling through A puppet king on the 4th of June And butterflies from all around Well, they did settled on his paper crown A pretty sight it seemed to be Like an avenue of eternal peace But he said, "What is here can soon burn down I'm the king of sunset town" Some watch a big wheel turning 'round Some go up and some go down Some go thirsty, some just drown "That's the law 'round here," said the king of sunset town Sunset town And in the night, he comes to me And the square becomes a battlefield Of staring eyes that can't explain The insanity and the greater game Watch a big wheel turning 'round Some go up and some go down Some go thirsty, some just drown "That's the law 'round here," said the king of sunset town "That's the law 'round here" Steve Rothery Good evening A ragged man came shuffling through The corridors of this white place And as he lay his body down I saw the scars that lined his face Injured souls came to his bed To hear the stories he would tell Of butterflies and summertimes And everyone assembled here Remembers how it used to be Before the 27th came This place will never be the same And he said He said, "I'm the king of sunset town I'm the king of sunset town, I'm the king of sunset town I am the king of sunset town, I'm the king of sunset town" Some watch a big wheel turning 'round Some go up and some go down Some go thirsty, some just drown "That's the law 'round here" I said, "That's the law 'round here I'm the king of sunset town I'm the king of sunset town I am the king of sunset town I'm the king of sunset town" Hello What did I say in Poland? That was all wrong, wasn't it? I made a short speech in Poland and got it all wrong So I won't bother But basically, tonight's show is in four eras And what we're trying to do across this weekend is show off What's new? We'd show off A thirty years since I was manicled to this fuckin' band He get less for murder So, that was "The King of Sunset Town" which was the song we wrote in Pete's garage (We did?) Yeah He can't remember that particular decade I barely remember that garage This next song is the song we wrote in Pete's bathroom Could be He has a nautical theme, his bathroom