Steve Earle - Little Emperor lyrics

Hey little Emperor, come down from your throne The hourgla** is empty, your time has come and gone The battlements are crumblin' the walls are tumblin' down Your counselors and concubines are getting' out of town Some say it's an omen, some say it's the winds of change Which every way it's going' it's blowin' like a hurricane Hey little conqueror, where you gonna go? The world is even smaller than it was when you left home Emptiness in front of you and detritus behind Nobody ever told you that history was kind Standin' on the corner, your fortune blowin' in the wind Daddy didn't warn that there ain't no going home again No pomp and circumstance, no more shock and awe You're just a little emperor, that's all Hey little hypocrite, what you gonna say When you wind up standin' naked on the final judgment day How you gonna justify it, who you gonna call What if it turns out God doesn't look like you at all The leaves are in the teacup, the hieroglyphics on the wall You ain't the first to rise up, you sure won't be last to fall Hey little emperor, come down from your throne And let another emperor climb on