Album: For You

If I Were King

If I were king of this whole world
I'd throw my arms around you girl
and change your birthday to a holiday
If I were leader of this place
I'd move the stars to frame your face
I'd make believe
that you had never gone away
but you went away

and I don't think I'll ever be king
you'll never come back home
you'll never take this ring
and I will live here all alone
I'll never be king
you'll never come home
you'll never take this ring
and I will go on all alone
all alone

If I were king of all I see
I'd take you everywhere with me
I'd show you places that you'd never seen before
but that's not how we play this game
all I offer is my name
and all I'll tell you are the things that lovers say
for evermore

but I don't think I'll ever be king
you'll never come back home
you'll never take this ring
and I will live here all alone
I'll never be king
you'll never come home
you'll never take this ring
and I will go on all alone
all alone

If I were someone in command
I'd give a kingdom for your hand
I'd make damn certain that you never got away
If I were king