I cut the wings off an angel's
Butterfly, hope she cries for you and I
life is hard, do or die
ain't got
nothing left, it's hot as hell
today, pray

Oh mum, what has become of the evergreen?
Dear dad, don't be so sad
It's the way it's to be
It's like we took too much

I kissed the ring from a preacher's
bible hand nice and tanned "forgiven son"
setting on a plot of land that i stole
from uncle sam's mighty plan
to burn us all

Oh mum, what has become of the evergreen?
Dear dad, don't be so sad
It's the way it's to be
It's like we took too much
took too much
took too much

Go out, make love to your wife
and behold you are free
Oh yeah you're king of the world
'til you burn like us all like me, yeaaaah

Ooooh yeah you're king of the world
'til you're broken at heart
Ooooh yeah you're king of the world
'til the next one is born
Ooooh yeah you're king of the world
'til you're broken at heart
You're king of the world
'til the next one is born