He struggled so hard to be king
Working night and day
Dreaming of only one thing
Never a holiday
Somewhere along the way
He forgot she was only a girl
Now his kingdom has fallen
And it's really quite a tragic tale
'Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen
But the queen claimed he built her a jail
He struggled so hard to be king
He wanted everything
He built her a house by the sea
Just to keep her in
Somewhere along the way
He forgot she needed a friend
Now his kingdom has fallen
And it's really quite a tragic tale
'Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen
And the queen claimed he built her a jail
It happened so quickly before he could know
She was gone, far gone
Far from the castle, the diamonds and things
She had worn to the ball
There was a note that she carefully wrote
Signed it best wishes to all
Oh you struggled so hard to be king
Working night and day
Dreaming of only one thing, never a holiday
Somewhere along the way
You forgot that I needed a man
When they found him
They took him back where he belonged
And his family and friends saw him annually
And they say it's a shame what's become of the king
[00:09.90]He struggled so hard to be king
[00:16.14]Working night and day
[00:19.05]Dreaming of only one thing
[00:24.96]Never a holiday
[00:27.84]Somewhere along the way
[00:32.88]He forgot she was only a girl
[00:36.00]Now his kingdom has fallen
[00:40.62]And it's really quite a tragic tale
[00:43.47]'Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen
[00:49.74]But the queen claimed he built her a jail
[00:54.18]He struggled so hard to be king
[01:00.30]He wanted everything
[01:03.33]He built her a house by the sea
[01:09.12]Just to keep her in
[01:10.71]Somewhere along the way
[01:16.77]He forgot she needed a friend
[01:20.07]Now his kingdom has fallen
[01:24.57]And it's really quite a tragic tale
[01:27.27]'Cause he built a castle to harbor his queen
[01:33.57]And the queen claimed he built her a jail
[01:40.56]It happened so quickly before he could know
[01:44.37]She was gone, far gone
[01:49.62]Far from the castle, the diamonds and things
[01:55.23]She had worn to the ball
[01:58.35]There was a note that she carefully wrote
[02:02.34]Signed it best wishes to all
[02:06.57]Oh you struggled so hard to be king
[02:12.75]Working night and day
[02:16.44]Dreaming of only one thing, never a holiday
[02:24.36]Somewhere along the way
[02:29.25]You forgot that I needed a man
[02:39.06]When they found him
[02:40.47]They took him back where he belonged
[02:44.01]And his family and friends saw him annually
[02:48.81]And they say it's a shame what's become of the king