Not Even the King lyrics
by Alicia Keys
[Intro]
I had just finished doing - oh God, I don't even remember what show
I can't remember if it was Tompkins or if it was Sewer Park down on Essex Street
Anyway, it doesn't matter
This fool, ha, your father, he wheeled out this old upright piano and he just started to play
[Verse 1]
Money
Some people so poor, all that they got is money
And oh, diamonds
Some people waste their life counting their thousands
And I don't care what they're offering
How much gold they bring
[Refrain]
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
[Verse 2]
And oh, castles
Some people so lonely, what good is a castle?
Surrounded by people
But ain't got a friend that's not on the payroll
And I don't care what they bring
They could have everything
[Refrain]
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we got
Not even the king
[Interlude]
And all of a sudden, Davis and me are the only people in the world
[Bridge]
And all the king's horses and all the king's men
Came charging to get what we got
They offered the crown and they offered the throne
I already got all that I want
All the king's horses and all the king's men
They came marching through
They offered the world just to have what we got
But I found the world in you
I found the world in you
[Outro]
Hey
And that was it