King Of The City - Jennifer Nettles

My name is José

But they call me the «The Rey»

My throne sits downtown in the air

Well, I wash all the windows

To the 36 floors

And man, I just love it up there

My wife is the queen

And she used to clean

The hospital next to our home

Now she takes care of babies

For a nice white lady

Too busy for raisin' her own

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

Well, I used to wash dishes

On Bowery and 9th

Run pizzas around on a bike

Yeah, I do what it takes

Gettin' paid half the wage

Any job the gringos don’t like

Oh, the way up here

It’s so quiet

Don’t believe me, boy

Oh, you really should try it

I look around

Ain’t it pretty?

It’s good to be king of the city

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

That day in September, I’ll always remember

Started out just like the rest

I was floor 26 when the first plane hit

And I still feel that sound in my chest

It’s true I wasn’t born here, but my heart is sworn here

To hold up your dreams with my own

That day on my perch, I made it a church

And I prayed for each soul to fly home

You see, I watched them fall

From that building

And I wept for all

Of their wives and their children

I won’t forget

It will always get me

The saddest day

To be king of the city

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

Ah-ooh, ah-ooooh, woah

My name is José

But they call me «The Rey»

My throne sits downtown in the air