Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Little Emperor, artist - Steve Earle. Album song I'll Never Get out of This World Alive, in the genre КантриDate of issue: 30.09.2015
Record label: New West
Song language: English
Little Emperor |
| Hey little Emperor, come down from your throne |
| The hourglass is empty, your time has come and gone |
| The battlements are crumblin' the walls are tumblin' down |
| Your counselors and concubines are getting' out of town |
| Some say it’s an omen, some say it’s the winds of change |
| Which every way it’s going' it’s blowin' like a hurricane |
| Hey little conqueror, where you gonna go? |
| The world is even smaller than it was when you left home |
| Emptiness in front of you and detritus behind |
| Nobody ever told you that history was kind |
| Standin' on the corner, your fortune blowin' in the wind |
| Daddy didn’t warn that there ain’t no going home again |
| No pomp and circumstance, no more shock and awe |
| You’re just a little emperor, that’s all |
| Hey little hypocrite, what you gonna say |
| When you wind up standin' naked on the final judgment day |
| How you gonna justify it, who you gonna call |
| What if it turns out God doesn’t look like you at all |
| The leaves are in the teacup, the hieroglyphics on the wall |
| You ain’t the first to rise up, you sure won’t be last to fall |
| Hey little emperor, come down from your throne |
| And let another emperor climb on |