Crooked Crown - Bonnie Raitt

I could say what I mean

(Or I could dance around it)

It would feel good to scream

(Or I should quiet down)

I could be recognized

(Or I could stay in bed)

Look the world in the eyes

(Or just hang my head)

I’m holding steady

This crooked crown

Knowing I’ll lose it

If I look down

When my ship has come in

(When it runs aground)

I’ll be smiling again

(Turn those corners down)

I’ve got something to say

(No one’s listening)

It’s my reckoning day

(So where’s the reckoning?)

I’m holding steady

This crooked crown

Knowing I’ll lose it

If I look down

I’m holding steady

This crooked crown

My prodigy and my idiot play

For the prize of my delicate line

Somehow the score at the end of the day

Is still 51−49

(Steady)

I’m holding steady

This crooked crown

Knowing I’ll lose it

If I look down

I’m holding steady

This crooked crown

Knowing I’ll lose it

If I look down

(If I look down)

I’m holding steady

This crooked crown

Knowing I’ll lose it

If I look down

(If I look down)