The Kingdom

One of these days

That just comes and goes

its not so special

She watches the birds

that rest on the ledge

outside her room

The wallpaper old and faded,

a crack in the window pane,

the radio just keeps playing,

playing that same old song

She smiles to herself

"They think that I'm strange

they say I'm a dreamer.

but I don't complain

though I don't have much

to call my own."

And she's not a movie star, no

and she's not a beauty queen.

She'll tell you it doesn't matter

'cause she's not the only one.

she says,

"I know a place

where I keep the best of things. (the kingdom)

I'm not gonna wait

for my piece of heaven. (the kingdom)

Where there's a road

it leads to the promised land (the kingdom)

I just turn the key

the key to the

kingdom.

She stares at the page

A new magazine, the morning papers

She walks into town

she catches a show

if she can find the time.

And she's not a movie star, no

and she's not a beauty queen

she'll tell you it doesn't matter

'cause she's not the only one

she says,

"I know a place

where I keep the best of things (the kingdom)

I'm not gonna wait

for my piece of of heaven (the kingdom)

Where there's a road

it leads to the promised land (the kingdom)

I just turn the key

the key to the

kingdom.

~~~ The Kingdom, by Icehouse