King of Echo Park

[Verse 1]

As the sun sets on sunset

It reflects against a can, wet with condensation

His baby left

She's going back to school again

And learning 50 ways to kill the conversation

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause if you can't be good (If you can't be good)

If you can't be good (If you can't be good)

If you can't be good

You drink in the name of art

And as the sun sets on sunset again

The stars come out, so it don't get dark

On the king of Echo Park

[Chorus]

The king of Echo Park

[Verse 2]

Now she's playing pool at the Little Joy

Just a little drunk

She sees her little boy

And as they smoked outside

She wondered how long she'd have to wait

Until it wouldn't be too soon

To take him back to her place

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause if you can't go home (If you can't go home)

If you can't go home (If you can't go home)

With the one you love

You go home with someone

And it's never too soon

And it's never too late

'Cause when you're royalty babe

You never have to work

And he's the king of Echo Park

[Chorus]

The King of Echo Park

[Verse 3]

And now he's walking home

In the very same clothes

As the night before

Except you'd never know

And all the girls he's bagged

They just can't stay mad

They just wave their hands at no ordinary jerk

But who's afraid of a little cliché?

As he sipped iced tea in the palm tree shade

And as he looked around, everything was right

But as he closed his eyes, he dreamt he was in New York

The king of Echo Park

[Chorus]

The king of Echo Park