King of Cleveland-Joseph Arthur

[ti:King of Cleveland                                             ] [ar:Joseph Arthur] [al:The Ballad of Boogie Christ: Act 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]King of Cleveland - Joseph Arthur [00:16.24]We were holy knights [00:18.20] [00:20.33]Lit up pretty good on the big streets [00:23.88] [00:27.54]You were the King of Cleveland [00:29.87] [00:33.28]Playing blues in the back seats [00:36.36] [00:40.72]From biker bars to limousines [00:43.93]You had a manager as pretty as she was mean [00:47.04]And I was in high school [00:48.64] [00:49.69]Just checking out your scene [00:51.93] [00:52.97]In the half-life [00:54.70] [00:58.02]You had the flesh [00:59.54]She had the knife [01:00.84] [01:04.04]Yeah you had the flesh [01:05.55]She had the knife [01:07.16] [01:11.08]She said [01:11.71] [01:12.30]C-c-c-cause you are [01:15.78] [01:16.47]A superstar [01:18.88] [01:20.79]I will cut you [01:22.25] [01:23.40]She said [01:24.52]C-c-c-cause you are [01:27.98] [01:28.99]A superstar [01:30.55]I will cut you [01:32.09] [01:33.38]And she cut you [01:35.04] [01:42.86]The King of Cleveland [01:44.13] [01:44.69]Fell with a thud [01:45.89]A heart as big as the ocean [01:47.60]Just sank in the mud [01:49.18]Of suffering and alcohol [01:52.47]You smoked a joint every time she would call [01:55.59]Burning it down [01:57.04]Until you did fall [01:58.54]And just kept falling [02:00.13] [02:01.58]In the dirty east [02:03.22] [02:06.16]Everyone feeding until you found out [02:09.61] [02:11.40]You're the feast [02:12.61] [02:14.22]And everyone's bleeding the hallelujah son [02:17.20]The Holy Spirit undressing you in front of everyone [02:20.82] [02:21.82]Hollow girls blooming over your shoulder [02:24.46] [02:25.05]Until you are done [02:26.70]In the half night [02:28.24] [02:29.69]Erasing your past [02:31.54] [02:32.75]In the half-life [02:34.33] [02:35.51]A crystal falling into glass [02:37.92] [02:38.47]We were only half right [02:40.57] [02:42.10]A house of love a flashing light [02:46.70] [02:48.18]With the crazier rain comes the crazier night [02:51.53]The King of Cleveland [02:52.89] [02:56.53]Waking up in the half-life [02:59.15] [03:01.74]And maybe she had the flesh and you had the knife [03:05.56] [03:08.98]Still she said [03:09.90] [03:10.43]C-c-c-cause you are [03:14.94]A superstar [03:16.24]I will cut you [03:17.78] [03:21.98]She said [03:23.00]C-c-c-cause you are [03:26.80] [03:27.39]A superstar [03:28.79]I will cut you [03:30.23] [03:31.72]And she cut you [03:33.37] [03:35.58]C-c-c-cause you are [03:39.84]A superstar [03:41.69] [03:47.59]We were holy knights [03:48.98] [03:52.27]Lit up pretty good on the big streets [03:55.64] [03:59.87]You were the king of Cleveland [04:01.76] [04:04.86]Playing blues in the back seats