Mary Gauthier The Orphan King lyrics

My mama held me one time, then kissed me goodbye
But I still believe in love
She never came back and I don't know why
But I still believe in love

She passed me her crown on her way out of town
But I still believe in love
She left me this kingdom to wear around
But I still believe in love

Hail, the orphan king
With the crooked smile and a crackerjack ring
An alley cat court and a song to sing
I still believe in love

You don't know alone 'til you sit on a throne
But I still believe in love
And a castle in a home is just hunger and stone
But I believe in love

The only love I had, I borrowed and stole
But I still believe in love
Now the kindness of strangers is my ace and hope

I still believe in love

Hail, the orphan king
With the crooked smile and a crackerjack ring
An alley cat court and a song to sing
I still believe in love

I sleep in parked cars, I drink in graveyards
Woke up in the schoolyard, face down by a squad car
I am the king

Hail, the orphan king
With a crooked smile and a crackerjack ring
It ain't easy being king
But I still believe

Hail, the orphan king
Superhero of suffering
Like Moses and Batman, and James Dean
I still believe in love