Silk & Gold

Verse 1

Diamonds on my fingers catch the morning light

Girls all sleeping peaceful in the suite tonight

Satin robes and ledgers every column's black

Got a mansion full of velvet but I can't look back

Pre-Chorus

Forty-seven rings on every hand

Counting what I own but I don't understand

Chorus

What comes after the silk and the gold

After every story's been told

When the girls are all happy and paid

What's a king when the kingdom's made

Verse 2

Pearl-white smiles around the dinner table

Laughter flowing steady as long as I'm able

To keep the wheels turning keep the peace in place

But there's a hollow feeling I can't quite erase

Pre-Chorus

Limos lined up down the block

Still I'm staring at the clock

Chorus

What comes after the silk and the gold

After every story's been told

When the girls are all happy and paid

What's a king when the kingdom's made

Bridge

Moonlight through the penthouse glass

Wondering how long good things last

They call me boss they call me sir

But who am I when I'm alone in the mirror

Guitar Solo - slow, atmospheric

Chorus

What comes after the silk and the gold

After every story's been told

When the girls are all happy and paid

What's a king when the kingdom's made

Outro

(Mm-hmm)

What's a king

(Mm-hmm)

What's a king

(Mm-hmm)

When the kingdom's made