If I Were You

M.L. Kortes/S. Butler

You were a king

A lion with wings

All of your life

The threatening grace

Of a cool tranquil face

Suited you fine

And where did it go

All the power that flowed

Like wine over ice?

And what do you do

When luck's run out on you

And stolen your dice?

I'd carry the candlesticks

Down where the daylight won't go

Hold my head high, look out of the wilderness

Learn from the truth

That's what I'd do if I were you

A girl or a liar

Who shook your empire

And left you without

The will to pretend

You could build it again

On the same ground

You wander dazed through the dust

Of the people who trusted you

No one's around

I'd carry the candlesticks

Down where the daylight won't go

Hold my head high, look out of the wilderness

Learn from the truth

That's what I'd do if I were you

There was a time

Your words all did rhyme

Your promise rang true

When that time returns

New subjects will yearn for you

I'd take a picture or two

If I were you

c. Magda Lane Music/ASCAP