Testo di Cardboard Crowns

We raced on bikes down dead-end streets Tied capes from towels, scraped up knees Chalk-drawn maps and lightning bugs Believed in magic, 'cause why not us We had a throne made out of milk crates A flag we made from a pillowcase We ruled the street like we owned the place We were kings, we were kings Cardboard crowns and paper swords Laughed too loud, never locked our doors I still hear echoes through the noise We were kings, we were kings We lit our summers on fire for fun Counted stars when the day was done You said: Promise me we'll never change But the years flew past like a paper plane We left the house and we left the dreams But that street still holds a part of me And every crack in the sidewalk sings Of cardboard crowns and younger kings We had a throne made out of milk crates A flag we made from a pillowcase We ruled the street like we owned the place We were kings, we were kings Cardboard crowns and paper swords Laughed too loud, never locked our doors I still hear echoes through the noise We were kings, we were kings We swore we'd be legends, ten feet tall Now I just drink when the nights get small The world spun fast, we let it go Now I toast to thrones we used to know We had a throne made out of milk crates A flag we made from a pillowcase We ruled the street like we owned the place We were kings, we were kings Cardboard crowns and paper swords Laughed too loud, never locked our doors Even now, I hear your voice We were kings, we were kings We were kings, we were kings