The Man Who Would Be King

As he travels on the beast of burden

Moving up along the mountainside

As he gazes looking down the valley

No regrets but his pride

As he journeys across mountain passes

Insignificance sweeps over him

His reflection of the beauty round him

Feeling empty inside

He is running from his wildest thoughts

He is running from his everything

He is looking now to find something

Hoping he can be saved

He's searching for the answer now

It's something that he's managed to avoid up 'til now

Real conviction that the craves

He needs to find the answer sooner or later

Pushed himself to the limits

He had to strive for all the harder things in life

But what the cost of giving now

His life his time are the only things that he has

Life is not a rehearsal

All he has is the one chance to get it right

Leaving really is the only way to know

Maybe one day they'll forgive him what he's done

But now the pain of lying too early in the grave

Destiny no good to hide away

Penance now will be his only way

Understand no good to run away

Penance now will be his saving grace

He tries to make his peace with God

All is forgivable but it's left a little late

Trying something that he's not

Is it possible to change such a lot

He's taken someone's life away

There's not a day goes by

He regrets what he's done

He should have found another way

But the good book says an eye for an eye

In reflecting of decisions that were made

On the judgements that will haunt him 'til his grave

No one has the right to take another life

But in his mind he had no choice

So be it

Destiny no good to hide away

Penance now will be his only way

Understand no good to run away

Penance now will be his saving grace

Far far away the man who would be king

So far away the man who would be king

Far far away the man who would be king