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A ragged man came shuffling through |
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A puppet king on the 4th of June |
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And butterflies from all around |
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Settled on his paper crown |
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A pretty sight it seemed to be |
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An avenue of eternal peace |
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But he said, what is here can soon burn down |
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I'm the king of sunset town |
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Watch a big wheel turning round |
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Some go up, some go down |
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Some go thirsty, some just drown |
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That's the law round here |
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Said the king of sunset town |
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And in the night, he comes to me |
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And the square becomes a battlefield |
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Of staring eyes that can't explain |
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The insanity and the greater game |
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Watch a big wheel turning round |
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Some go up, some go down |
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Some go thirsty, some just drown |
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That's the law round here |
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Said the king of sunset town |
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That's the law round here |
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A ragged man came shuffling through |
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The corridors of this white place |
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And as he lay his body down |
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I saw the scars that lined his face |
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And injured souls came to his bed |
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To hear the stories he would tell |
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Of butterflies and summertimes |
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And everyone assembled here |
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Remembers how it used to be |
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Before the 27th came |
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This place will never be the same |
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And he said, he said, I'm the king of sunset town |
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I'm the king of sunset town |
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I am the king of sunset town |
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I'm the king of sunset town |
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Watch a big wheel turning round |
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Some go up, some go down |
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Some go thirsty, some just drown |
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That's the law round here |
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I said, that's the law round here |
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I'm the king of sunset town |
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Said, I'm the king of sunset town |
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Yeah, I'm the king of sunset town |
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I'm the king |
