Brooks & Dunn - When We Were Kings lyrics

Tommy got off at the Texaco

Came busting in Norma's Cafe

Said: "Come on, man, we gotta go

Yeah, you know how those party girls hate to wait"

Filled up his daddy's trunk with ice and beer

Yeah, he was always stealing the old man's car

Radio never came in too clear

So I'd hang out one on my piece of junk guitar

Yeah, we ruled from the blacktop

To the level where the party never stopped

Yeah, there was power in the night

The spirit was alive when we would sing

Shan na na na na na na na

When we were kings

When we were kings

Sitting around the fire one night Tommy called my name

I turned around, he said: "Hey, what do you think?"

Had his arm around the prettiest girl I've ever seen

He kissed her hard and took another drink

I say: "You must be an angel putting up with this guy"

She laughed and said: "Play me some Rolling Stones"

I couldn't let that chance go by

Yeah, I sang her 'You Can't Always Get What you Want'

Yeah, we ruled from the blacktop

To the level where the party never stopped

Yeah, there was power in the night

The spirit was alive when we would sing

Shan na na na na na na na

When we were kings

When we were kings

That was the fall of '69

I guess Uncle Same was hedging his bet

Tommy's number came up he said "Hey, I'll be fine

I'll teach 'em a lesson they'll never forget"

Angel and I went to wave goodnight

I guess we'd always thought we'd see him again

You know I took her out a couple of times

We always just wound up talking 'bout him

Yeah, we ruled from the blacktop

To the level where the party never stopped

Yeah, there was power in the night

The spirit was alive when we would sing

Shan na na na na na na na

When we were kings

Shan na na na na na na na

When we were kings

Shan na na na na na na na

When we were kings

Shan na na na na na na na

Shan na na na na na na na