We Could Be Kings

So this is rejection And it’s bringing you down He told you that he’d find work soon Then he stopped coming around That was the summer of sweet nights He used to take you for rides But it all changed in the backseat He came inside Well he’s seen enough to know He’s old enough to know what’s right from wrong I know how hard it is to see things through Oh no did it rip you apart? To be told we could be kings When we were damned from the start Oh no did it rip you apart? They told us we could be kings When we were damned, damned from the start You told him you loved him But pushing come to show There were no easy answers Mixing money and blood He was too young to know better And you were unemployed The sergeant promised a cake walk But then he got deployed I’ve seen enough, enough to know It’s not about which side you’re on I know how hard it is to keep it in Oh no did it rip you apart? To be told we could be kings When we were damned from the start I know that it rips you apart They told us we could be kings When we were damned, damned from the start We’ve been living to the left of the dial Hoping drinks and denial will keep us here I’m not promising you some bright side We’re trying to break your stride But you asked me, you asked me He was gone in an instant They say nobody was spared Not gonna tell you he loved you Not gonna tell you he cared Well I’ve seen enough, enough to know Sometimes with the truth you gotta let it go I know how hard it is to keep it in I won’t going rip you apart And tell you, you could be king I don’t wanna break your heart I won’t going rip you apart So open wide and you’ll sing ‘Cause we’re all damned Open wide and you’ll see ‘Cause we’re all damned, damned from the start We’re damned from the start