We Could Be Kings - Dave Hause

So this is rejection

And it’s bringing you down

He told you that he’d find work soon

Then he stopped coming around

That was the summer of sweet nights

He used to take you for rides

But it all changed in the backseat

He came inside

Well he’s seen enough to know

He’s old enough to know what’s right from wrong

I know how hard it is to see things through

Oh no did it rip you apart?

To be told we could be kings

When we were damned from the start

Oh no did it rip you apart?

They told us we could be kings

When we were damned, damned from the start

You told him you loved him

But push had come to show

There were no easy answers

Mixing money and blood

He was too young to know better

And you were all unemployed

The sergeant promised a cake walk

But then he got deployed

I’ve seen enough, enough to know

It’s not about which side you’re on

I know how hard it is to keep it in

Oh no did it rip you apart?

To be told we could be kings

When we were damned from the start

I know that it ripped you apart

They told us we could be kings

When we were damned, damned from the start

We’ve been living to the left of the dial

Hoping drinks and denial will keep us here

I’m not promising you some bright side

Or trying to break your stride

But you asked me, you asked me

He was gone in an instant

They say nobody was spared

Not gonna tell you he loved you

Not gonna tell you he cared

You asked me, You asked me

Well I’ve seen enough, enough to know

Sometimes with the truth you gotta let it go

I know how hard it is to keep it in

I won’t go and rip you apart

And tell you, you could be king

I don’t wanna break your heart

I won’t go and rip you apart

So open wide and just sing

‘Cause we’re all damned

Open wide and just sing

‘Cause we’re all damned, damned from the start

We’re damned from the start