Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Oh, ooh Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Oh, ooh Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Oh, ooh Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Oh, ooh I've walked this land once before I'll search for peace ever more I sat down and cried some tears I remember that time I sat here once before On a throne with no fear I looked up, in the distance I saw A silhouette of a man He's crying out for freedom Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken I had to think up a plan, in the hills I began To build my new kingdom There was no time to look back At mistakes from the past, I tried so hard I looked up, in the distance I saw A silhouette of a man He's crying out for freedom Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Everything was his, his land, his people I looked up, in the distance I saw A silhouette of a man He's crying out for freedom Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Everything was his, his land, his people Oh, yeah Once a king I've walked this land once before I'll search for peace ever more I sat down and cried some tears I remember that time I sat here once before On a throne with no fear I looked up, in the distance I saw A silhouette of a man He's crying out for freedom Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Everything was his, his land, his people I looked up, in the distance I saw A silhouette of a man He's crying out for freedom Once a king of a city Woman by his side, his land was taken Everything was his, his land, his people Everything was his, oh, yeah Everything was his