King electric, motor on

The king is dead, the king is gone

The king is in us, let his song

Play on!



King electric, motor on

The king is dead, the king is gone

The king is in us, let his song

Play on!



I was cutting a dash down bleecker street

The sewer was a-staiming underneath my feet

I looked down macdougal 'bout half a block

Said to myself "that's where you come from"

I got a vision right there and then in my mind's eye

You in your finery, strolling by

Hands on your hip and your guitar case

Sound of the future blowing in your face



King electric, motor on

The king is dead, the king is gone

The king is in us, let his song

Play on!



I stepped down the stairs, ventured through the door

Sound nearly knocked me clean to singapore

Black man child waltzing 'cross the stage

Squeezing guitar, singing purple haze



King electric, motor on

The king is dead, the king is gone

The king is in us, let his song

Play on!



I remember back home, many moons ago

I had a front-room band, you should have heard us blow

We were rough as a dog, loud as sin

With a lead guitar player, name of davy flynn

He could play with his teeth, upside of his head

He could make that thing ring like a-raising that dead

You were his idol, you were his man

I didn't get it then davy, now i understand



King electric, motor on

The king is dead, the king is gone

The king is in us, let his song

Play on!



'cos you were just to early, i was just too late

You were just too fine, you were just too great

You were just too real, you were just too true

This world wasn't beautiful enough for you



King electric, motor on

The king is dead, the king is gone

The king is in us, let his song

Play on!



Keep your electric eye on me, babe

Put your ray gun to my head

Press your space face close to mine, love

Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah



Keep your electric eye on me, babe

Put your ray gun to my head

Press your space face close to mine, love

Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah


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