Steve Walsh The Piper Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The piper plays a tune, echoing louder
Parading acid dancers in the dark
The question that I spawn has got no answer
The maelstrom in the mirror breaks my heart

[Pre-Chorus 1]
The piper plays a tune
And I betrayed the golden rule
I guess that when I hear that tune
The piper knows I'm a fool

[Chorus]
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
And he's standing in my way

[Verse 2]
My .44 was all about the glory
A shot in anger fired too late to trail
My soul will never heal in a wound that I conceal
A guilty man, I stalk the dragons tail
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The piper played a tune
And I woke up in a duel
Trigger finger shakin'
I completely lost my cool

[Chorus] If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
He's standing in my way

[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
He's in my way
If there's a kingdom come
Right behind that cloud
Above the maddening crowd
If there's a kingdom come
Let me die another day
I ain't got the piper's pay
The pied piper's in my way

[Outro]
He's in my way
If there's a kingdom come
If there's a kingdom come
If there's a kingdom come