[Verse 1] My name is José But they call me the "The Rey" My throne sits downtown in the air I wash all the windows 36 floors And man, I just love it up there
[Verse 2] My wife is the queen 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
[Verse 3] And I used to wash dishes Bowery and Ninth Run pizzas around on a bike Yeah, I do what it takes Getting paid half the wage Any job the gringos don't like
[Chorus 1] Oh, the way up here It's so quiet Don't believe me, boy Oh, you really should try it out Oh look around Ain't it pretty It's good to be king of the city
[Verse 4] 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
[Chorus 2] 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
[Outro] My name is José But they call me "The Rey" My throne sits downtown in the endTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.