When We Were Kings

[Verse]
When we were kings we were young and we were able
Lay our cards down on the table and we played them as they lay
Back in the day we were stubborn and defiant
Casting shadows tall as giants over every living thing

[Chorus]
When we were kings
We left our footprints in the sand
We held the reins with steady hands
We had the world in our command

[Verse]
When we began
We were swimming in the deep-end
Watching years go by like weekends
Out of the corners of our eyes
Now time goes by
Lost in restless generations
Singing songs celebration
Just as loud as we could sing

[Chorus]
When we were kings
We left our footprints in the sand
We held the reins with steady hands
We had the world in our command

In the end we will stand far from where we began
In the end we will stand

[Verse]
Here's to the friends who we lost along the journey
Watching helpless as they learn the only lesson they could learn
Now pages turn to a strange and final chapter
As the bitter sweany rafter finds us waiting in the wind

[Chorus]
When we were kings
We left our footprints in the sand
We held the reins with steady hands
We had the world in our command

In the end we will stand far from where we began
In the end we will stand far from where we began
(So long ago)
In the end we will stand far from where we began
(So long ago) (So long ago)
In the end we will stand
(So long ago)