Iron Maiden The Man Who Would Be King

As he travels on the beast of Burden

Moving up along the mountain side

As he gazes looking down the valley

No regrets but his pride

 

As he journeys across mountain passes

And significant sweeps overhand

His reflection of the beauty around 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 could be saved

 

He's searching for the answer now

Is something that he's managed to avoid up 'till now

Looking for the conviction that he craves

He needs to find the answer sooner or later

 

Pushed himself to the limits

He had to strife for all the harder things in life

But what the cost to give him now

His life and time are the only things that he has

 

Life is is not a rehearsal, only has this the one chance to get it right

Living really is only way to know

Maybe one day they ll forgive him what he's done

with all 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

 

Just to make his peace with God

All is forgivable but he's left a little late

Trying something that he's not

Is impossible to change such a lot

 

He's taken someone s life away

There s not a day that goes by he regrets what he's done

He should have found another way

From the good book says an eye for an eye

 

In reflecting on decisions that were made

On the judgements that will haunt him till 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

 

Destiny, no good to hide away

Hear us now, we ll be his only way

understand , no good to run away

Hear us now, we ll be his saving grace

 

Far, far away

The man who would be king

Far, far away

The man who would be king