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It’s Good to Be KingTom Petty

Released: November 1, 1994

Songwriter: Tom Petty

Producer: Rick Rubin Tom Petty Mike W. Campbell

[Verse 1]
It's good to be king, if just for a while
To be there in velvet, yeah, to give 'em a smile
It's good to get high and never come down
It's good to be king of your own little town

[Chorus 1]
Yeah, the world would swing
Oh, if I were king
Can I help it if I
Still dream time to time?

[Verse 2]
It's good to be king and have your own way
Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day
And when your bulldog barks and your canary sings
You're out there with winners, it's good to be king

[Chorus 2]
Yeah, I'll be king
When dogs get wings
Can I help it if I
Still dream time to time?

[Verse 3]
It's good to be king and have your own world
It helps to make friends, it's good to meet girls
A sweet little queen who can't run away
It's good to be king, whatever it pays

[Outro]
Excuse me if I
Have some place in my mind
Where I go time to time

Tom Petty

Thomas Earl “Tom” Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup The Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch.

He has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music, and notably his hits, have become popular among younger generations as he continued to host sold-out shows right up until his death at the age of 66. Throughout his career, Petty and his collaborators have sold 60 million albums. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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