Not Even the King (Live from VH1 Storytellers)

[Spoken Intro]

So, that's my favorite song

What's also my favorite song

Because my little boy, he asks me to sing it to him every night

And it's the cutest thing you've ever heard

He goes, "Mommy, King"

[Verse 1]

Money

Some people so poor; all that they've got is money

Oh, and diamonds

Some people waste their life counting their thousands

[Chorus]

I don't care what they're offering

How much gold they bring

They can't afford what we've got

Not even the king

They can't afford what we've got

Not even the king

[Verse 2]

Oh, castles

Some people so lonely; what good is a castle

Surrounded by people?

But ain't got a friend that's not on the payroll

[Chorus]

Oh, I don't care what they bring

They can have everything

They can't afford what we've got

Not even the king

They can't afford what we've got

Not even the king

[Bridge]

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Came charging to get what we got

They offered the crown and they offered the throne

I already got all that I want

All the king's horses and all the king's men

They came marching through

They offered the world just to have what we got

But I found the world in you

I found the world in you

[Verse 3]

So darling, listen:

Your arms around me worth more than a kingdom

Yeah, believe that

The trust that we feel the kings never felt that

Yeah, this is the song we sing

We don't need anything

And they can't afford this

This is priceless

[Outro]

Can't afford what we've got

Not even the king

Can't afford what we've got

Not even the king