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Small Kings

from Desert Smiles by Chris Kelly

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lyrics

when ground shakes
that's all it takes
to lose this town, so i
draw up to you

of the many of us
who display a certain fuss:
over whether or not
you can be more than a... small king

and we take away from our world
when it's never ours to take
ride it out as halter breaks; ride it away
on your stakes

you're a local in a tourist town
she's a handful all the way around
and as frugal as any man you always take
what you can

and i eat with my eyes when i'm hypoglycemic
my body shakes even though i know you can't read it
quarters turn over moons
and i begin to fix that affection
of fooling around with you (what a dream)

we all want to be: small kings
we all want to be: tall
we all want to ride on our
dreams

when we bend and you flip
wit's laid on awfully thick;
it's hard doing time as a small king
but i give and i take which is more than i'd ever make
in a fake world as a real king

we ride out from dreams made for small... kings

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from Desert Smiles, released March 1, 2015

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