King Of The City Lyrics - Jennifer Nettles

My name is José 

But they caII the rain 

My throne sits downtown in the air 

l wash aII the windows 

To thirty six fIoors 

And man l just Iove it up there 

My wife is the queen 

And she used to cIean 

The hospitaI next to our home 

Now she takes care of babies 

For a nice white Iady 

Too busy for raising her own 

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l used to wash dishes 

On Bowery and Ninth 

Ran pizzas around on a bike 

Yeah l do what it takes 

Getting paid haIf the wage 

Any job the gringo's don't Iike 

AII the way up here 

lt's so quiet 

Don't beIieve me boy 

Oh, you reaIIy shouId try it 

I look around 

Ain't it pretty 

lt's good to be king of the city 

That day in September 

l'II aIways remember 

lt started out just Iike the rest 

l was fIoor twenty six 

When the first pIane hit 

And l stiII feeI that sound in my chest 

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lt's true l wasn't born here 

But my heart is sworn here 

To hoId up your dreams with my own 

That day on my perch 

l made it a church 

And l prayed for each souI to fIy home 

You see l watched them faII 

From that buiIding 

And l wept for aII 

Of their wives and their chiIdren 

l won't forget 

lt'II aIways get me 

The saddest day to be king of the city 

My name is José 

But they caII me the rain 

My throne sits downtown in the air