We Could Be Kings

So this is rejection And it's bringing you down He told you that he'd find work soon Then he stopped comin' around That was the summer of sweet nights He used to take you for rides But it all changed in the backseat When he came inside Well, he's seen enough to know He's old enough to know what's right from wrong But 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 from the start You told him you loved him But push had come to shove There were no easy answers Mixing money and blood He was too young to know better We were all unemployed The sergeant promised a cake walk But then he got deployed I've seen enough, enough to know It's not about which side you're 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 ripped you apart They told us we could be kings When we were damned from the start We've been living to the left of the dial Hopin' drinks and denial will keep us here I'm not promising you some bright side Or tryin' to break your stride But you asked me He was gone in an instant They said nobody was spared Not gonna tell you he loved you Not gonna tell you he cared (and you asked me) Well, I've seen enough, enough to know Sometimes with the truth you gotta let it go I know how hard it is to keep it in (and you asked me) I won't go and rip you apart I won't tell you you could be king I don't want to break your heart I won't go and rip you apart So open wide and just sing 'Cause we're all damned from the start We're damned from the start