Little Emperor Lyrics - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive - Steve Earle

Hey little emperor come down from your throne 

The hour glass is empty your time has come and gone 

The battlements are crumblin' the walls are tumblin' down 

Your counselors and concubines are getting' outta town 

Some say it's an omen some say it's the winds of change 

Which ever way it's goin' 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 you there ain't no goin' home again 

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No pomp and circumstance no more shock and awe 

Your just a little emperor that's all 

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Hey little hypocrite what you gonna say 

When you wind up standin' naked on the final judgement day 

How you gonna justify it who you gonna call 

What if it turns out that God don'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 the last to fall 

Hey little emperor come down from you throne 

And let another emperor climb on