Dave Hause - We Could Be Kings lyrics

So this is rejection And its bringing you down He told you that hed find work soon Then he stopped coming around That was the summer of sweet nights He used to take you for rides But it all changed in the backseat He came inside Well hes seen enough to know Hes old enough to know whats right from wrong I know how hard it is to see things through Oh no did it rip you apart? To be told we could be kings When we were damned from the start Oh no did it rip you apart? They told us we could be kings When we were damned, damned from the start You told him you loved him But pushing come to show There were no easy answers Mixing money and blood He was too young to know better And you were unemployed The sergeant promised a cake walk But then he got deployed Ive seen enough, enough to know Its not about which side youre on I know how hard it is to keep it in Oh no did it rip you apart? To be told we could be kings When we were damned from the start I know that it rips you apart They told us we could be kings When we were damned, damned from the start Weve been living to the left of the dial Hoping drinks and denial will keep us here Im not promising you some bright side Were trying to break your stride But you asked me, you asked me He was gone in an instant They say nobody was spared Not gonna tell you he loved you Not gonna tell you he cared Well Ive seen enough, enough to know Sometimes with the truth you gotta let it go I know how hard it is to keep it in I wont going rip you apart And tell you, you could be king I dont wanna break your heart I wont going rip you apart So open wide and youll sing Cause were all damned Open wide and youll see Cause were all damned, damned from the start Were damned from the start