Steve Earle - Little Emperor lyrics
[Steve Earle - Little Emperor lyrics]
Hey little emperor
Come down from your throne
The hourglass is empty
Your time has come and gone
The battlements are crumbling
The walls are tumbling down
Your counselors and concubines are
Getting out of town some say it’s an omen
Some say it’s the winds of change
Which every way it’s going
It’s blowing 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
Standing on the corner
Your fortune blowing in the wind
Daddy didn't warn you there ain't
No going home again
No pomp and circumstance
No more shock and awe
You’re just a little emperor, that’s all
Hey little hypocrite, what you gonna say
When you wind up standing naked
On the final judgment day?
How you gonna justify it? Who you gonna call?
What if it turns out 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 last to fall
Hey little emperor
Come down from your throne
And let another emperor climb o
Come down from your throne
The hourglass is empty
Your time has come and gone
The battlements are crumbling
The walls are tumbling down
Your counselors and concubines are
Getting out of town some say it’s an omen
Some say it’s the winds of change
Which every way it’s going
It’s blowing 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
Standing on the corner
Your fortune blowing in the wind
Daddy didn't warn you there ain't
No going home again
No pomp and circumstance
No more shock and awe
You’re just a little emperor, that’s all
Hey little hypocrite, what you gonna say
When you wind up standing naked
On the final judgment day?
How you gonna justify it? Who you gonna call?
What if it turns out 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 last to fall
Hey little emperor
Come down from your throne
And let another emperor climb o