Alicia Keys

Released: June 25, 2013

Songwriter: Alicia Keys Emeli Sandé

Producer: Alicia Keys

[Spoken Intro]
So, that's my favorite song
What's also my favorite song
Because my little boy, he asks me to sing it to him every night
And it's the cutest thing you've ever heard
He goes, "Mommy, King"

[Verse 1]
Money
Some people so poor; all that they've got is money
Oh, and diamonds
Some people waste their life counting their thousands

[Chorus]
I don't care what they're offering
How much gold they bring
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king

[Verse 2]
Oh, castles
Some people so lonely; what good is a castle
Surrounded by people?
But ain't got a friend that's not on the payroll

[Chorus]
Oh, I don't care what they bring
They can have everything
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king
They can't afford what we've got
Not even the king

[Bridge]
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Came charging to get what we got
They offered the crown and they offered the throne
I already got all that I want
All the king's horses and all the king's men
They came marching through
They offered the world just to have what we got
But I found the world in you
I found the world in you

[Verse 3]
So darling, listen:
Your arms around me worth more than a kingdom
Yeah, believe that
The trust that we feel the kings never felt that
Yeah, this is the song we sing
We don't need anything
And they can't afford this
This is priceless

[Outro]
Can't afford what we've got
Not even the king
Can't afford what we've got
Not even the king

Gifted with one of the finest voices of the early 21st century and exceptional talent, the famed Alicia Keys is a recognized, award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York.

Her debut album Songs in A Minor launched her career as she became the best-selling new artist of 2001. Her follow-up album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and her album for the MTV Unplugged series in 2005 further cemented her at the top of the pop and R&B game. Her biggest hits are powerful ballads like “Fallin',” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “No One.”

On January 15, 2019 Pop/R&B legend and 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be the first time Keys has been the master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.

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