The Man Who Would Be King

Iron Maiden

As he travels on the beast of burden 
Moving up along the mountainside 
As he gazes looking down the valley 
No regrets but his pride 

As he journeys across mountain passes 
Insignificance sweeps over him 
His reflection of the beauty round him 
Feeling empty inside 

He is running from his wildest thoughts 
He is running from his everything 
He is looking now to find something 
Hoping he can be saved 

He's searching for the answer now 
It's something that he's managed to avoid up 'til now 
Real conviction that the craves 
He needs to find the answer sooner or later 

Pushed himself to the limits 
He had to strive for all the harder things in life 
But what the cost of giving now 
His life his time are the only things that he has 

Life is not a rehearsal 
All he has is the one chance to get it right 
Leaving really is the only way to know 

Maybe one day they'll forgive him what he's done 
But now the pain of lying too early in the grave 

Destiny no good to hide away 
Penance now will be his only way 
Understand no good to run away 
Penance now will be his saving grace 

He tries to make his peace with God 
All is forgivable but it's left a little late 
Trying something that he's not 
Is it possible to change such a lot 

He's taken someone's life away 
There's not a day goes by 
He regrets what he's done 
He should have found another way 
But the good book says an eye for an eye 

In reflecting of decisions that were made 
On the judgements that will haunt him 'til his grave 
No one has the right to take another life 
But in his mind he had no choice 
So be it 

Destiny no good to hide away 
Penance now will be his only way 
Understand no good to run away 
Penance now will be his saving grace 

Far far away the man who would be king 
So far away the man who would be king 
Far far away the man who would be king