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Artist: Neal Morse
Canonical path: /neal-morse/the-man-who-would-be-king
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The Man Who Would Be King
Read The Man Who Would Be King lyrics by Neal Morse on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Man Who Would Be King
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The Man Who Would Be King
I am a stranger in a desert land
Wound up with nothing and I need a hand tonight
Can't you see where I'm going
A puppet on a string
Can't you see who I am
The man who would be king
I've got the talent, got the people skills
I'm in the moment but the thing that kills me now
No one sees were I'm going
No one sees a thing
No one knows who I am
The man who would be king
The man who would be king
I am a stranger in a desert land
A paraplegic looking for a hand tonight
No one knows were I'm goin'
No one knows a thing
No one sees who I am
The man who would be king
The man who would be king
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Neal Morse performs "The Man Who Would Be King", and this lyric page sits inside the Neal Morse catalog on LyroVerse.
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