I was the fastest, the first one down the mountain 

Then all of the other lions, surrounded me like a fountain 

But, then one day they were gone like they never came at all. 

With a big golden coat and a heart still on fire 

But knowing I can't run after what I still desire 

See time has passed me by, like the evening sun 

They always warned me my time would come. 

Not long ago I was the king of the hill 

The talk of the town 

I was the cat they all looked up to...look at me now! 

I walk the streets alone, got no pride of my own 

I tried jumping, but I couldn't let go 

I never hear goodnight, wake up to kisses like 

I always thought I would someday when I got older 

But, what good's this crown on my head 

Without a woman I love resting on my shoulder? 

Just a toothless lion, yeah I'm lying on my belly 

One paw over the other, just looking down the valley 

At all the young gazelles like I used to do then 

I was the only one who couldn't stop playing 

Not long ago I was the king of the hill 

The talk of the town 

I was the cat they all looked up to...look at me now! 

I walk the streets alone, got no pride of my own 

I tried jumping, but I couldn't let go 

I never hear goodnight, wake up to kisses like 

I always thought I would someday when I got older 

But, what good's this crown on my head 

Without a woman I love resting on my shoulder? 

What good's this crown on my head 

Without a woman I love resting on my shoulder?