(Helmer/Hogarth/Kelly/Mosley/Rothery/Trewavas)
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A ragged man came shuffling through
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A puppet king on the 4th of June
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And butterflies from all around
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Settled on his paper crown
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A pretty sight it seemed to be
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An avenue of eternal peace
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But he said, "What is here can soon burn down..."
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"I'm the king of sunset town"
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Watch a big wheel turning round
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Some go up and some go down
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Some go thirsty some just drown
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"That's the law round here"
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Said the king of sunset town
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And in the night he comes to me
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And the square becomes a battlefield
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Of staring eyes that can't explain
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The insanity and the greater game
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Watch a big wheel turning round
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Some go up and some go down
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Some go thirsty some just drown
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"That's the law round here"
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Said the king of sunset town
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A ragged man came shuffling through
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The corridors of this white place
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And as he lay his body down
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I saw the scars that lined his face
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And injured souls came to his bed
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To hear the stories he would tell
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Of butterflies and summertimes
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And everyone assembled here
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Remembers how it used to be
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Before the 27th came
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This place will never be the same
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He said "I'm the king of sunset town"
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Watch a big wheel turning round
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Some go up and some go down
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Some go thirsty some just drown
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"That's the law round here"
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Said the king of sunset town
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The King Of Sunset Town
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| Marillion |
