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King of the Bastards

from february {album} by the matthew show

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(written by the matthew show, BMI)

West 4th Street ends badly
Hits the promise head-on
Ten years too late I come
And I find the world's moved on

And they use such a different ruler
The one that tells you how to be cooler
Than the ones you left behind
You've measured your dreams, now you'll measure mine

CHORUS 1:
Don't ask me why I'm the king of the bastards
And why my epitaph is plastered
Right over my bed, as if someone had said,
"This man once mattered"

West Berry ends badly
Hits the right note just wrong
And you can wait all day for the train
That the promise says will come

And it sits and it sits like a kiss on the lips
Of a fat, lying son of a bitch
And it looks pretty good at night
Till they turn on the ugly lights

(CHORUS 1)

CHORUS 2:
And I've heard all the tunes and read all the letters
But does it make it any better
To be standing right here at the birth of a nearby
Star in the sky

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from february {album}, released October 15, 2008
matthew - vocals, guitar, bass, drum programming
Jeff Simms - backing vocals
Paul Shapera - keyboards

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the matthew show Fort Worth, Texas

the matthew show's songs, books, and podcasts are acclaimed widely, and have been featured on NPR & PBS. He has worked with Grammy-winning producers Matt Ross-Spang and John Hampton. He is also half of Ah Pook the Destroyer.

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