Yeah, mmm
Yeah

I, I want to be
A cowboy star upon the screen
Yeah and I want to drive
My cowboy car across the scene

Oh and I want to write
The magazines the housewives read, yeah
Oh and I, I want to be
In control of everything
Oh I want to be king, I want to be king

I, I want to make
The toys you buy for Christmas Eve
Yeah and I, I want to be
The father of the ethnic child who stars on TV

And I, I want to write
The magazine the housewives read yeah
Oh read, and oh hey and I
I want all the leaders of the third world to answer to me

I want to be king
I want to be king
So maybe now the Pope will bow and kiss my ring
I want to be king, king, king

I swear to God
I know what I want and what I need
Oh I need yeah
I want to be king
I want to be king, yes I do
I want to be king
I want to be king


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Power Trip Lyrics as written by Hiro Yamamoto Christopher J. Cornell

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    I'm quite sure he says near the end of the second stanza "I want to be gay". Some of you may not agree but listen to it carefully and you'll see what I mean.

    hunter_benedicton June 26, 2005   Link

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