The King of Seventeen

Verse 1

Atlas

Stands tall

Six foot two

Golden skin and a heavy hammer

Tossing his cap in the dirt

Walking away

Walking fast

Walking far

Found a job

Working wood

Working steel

Carpentry king in the heat

Building porches

Building plans

Building a way out of here

Chorus

He is the king of the room

He is the king of the street

The life of the party

The ghost in the fleet

Everybody loves him

Everybody fears him

Saving every dime for the long flight east

He’s leaving for Tokyo

He’s leaving for Tokyo

He’s leaving for Tokyo

Verse 2

Black Accord

Fresh paint

Shiny metal

Polished the rims until they screamed

No more school

No more rules

No more ghosts

Jade sits in the passenger seat

Soft hands

Hard heart

Tough luck

She knows the plane tickets are booked

The engine purrs

The engine hums

The engine calls

He’s the best at the trade

The best at the game

The best at the getaway

Chorus

He is the king of the room

He is the king of the street

The life of the party

The ghost in the fleet

Everybody loves him

Everybody fears him

Saving every dime for the long flight east

He’s leaving for Tokyo

He’s leaving for Tokyo

He’s leaving for Tokyo

Bridge

Seventeen years of this town

Seventeen years of the same

Seventeen years in the rain

Sawdust on his boots

Silver in his pocket

Passport in his hand

He’s a handsome devil with a master plan

Guitar Solo

Chorus

He is the king of the room

He is the king of the street

The life of the party

The ghost in the fleet

Everybody loves him

Everybody fears him

Saving every dime for the long flight east

He’s leaving for Tokyo

He’s leaving for Tokyo

He’s leaving for Tokyo

Outro

Goodbye Jade

Goodbye Accord

Goodbye home

Tokyo

Tokyo

Atlas is gone

Gone

Gone