World Of A King-David Mead

[ti:World Of A King] [ar:David Mead] [al:David Mead Live at Schubas 01/20/2005] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]World Of A King - David Mead [00:07.11]Hey good evening everyone hey [00:09.98]Welcome to Chicago [00:11.03] [00:12.53]My name is David Mead oh [00:15.78]I have songs for you Run run OK [00:26.79] [00:37.44]So a man and a woman forked at a baby [00:42.90]The prince of dysfunction boy on a string [00:48.38]From a suburban palace [00:51.16]He walked out to freedom [00:53.86]Enslaved to a concept in the world of a king [00:59.32]And baby's love he's smoking in a peacoat [01:04.41] [01:05.11]A ship on the ocean bird on a wind [01:10.05] [01:10.57]With a poem and soul written in his honor [01:15.75] [01:16.31]There's a concrete assumption in the world of a king [01:21.84] [01:30.74]A guitar and a girlfriend just off the turnpike [01:35.96]Yeah the fountain of ego learned how to sing [01:41.50]But the truth shall engage him with heartbreak and cold cots [01:47.14]In an unguarded moment from the world of a king [01:52.86]And baby's gone she's dancing on a big stage [01:58.46]With a tear and a tutu the phone never rings [02:03.65] [02:04.37]And he can't go on he's banging on a keyboard [02:09.82]There's an e-mail to Jesus from the world of a king [02:16.41] [02:17.11]I took a moment to remember a moonlit night [02:19.96]Conversation by the candlelight was free [02:23.93] [02:25.64]It's never easy only trying to please yourself [02:28.40]I'm never happy with nobody else but me [02:36.14]Hey [02:36.76] [02:44.68]So a man and a woman popped out a baby [02:50.14]And the prince of dysfunction boy on a string [02:55.70]He says "Bring me your tired [02:57.68] [02:58.48]Your poor and your hungry [03:01.22]And I'll help them forever in the world of a king [03:06.87] [03:08.61]And baby's gone he's smoking in a pea coat [03:14.31]A ship on the ocean bird on a wing [03:20.16]And he stayed too long he wore out his welcome [03:25.22] [03:25.73]But he's finally departing from the world of a king [03:31.57]It's so far behind him in the world of a king [03:39.04] [03:39.86]Yeah the world of a king yeah [03:46.50] [03:50.70]Oh [03:53.71] [03:54.26]Thank you