Make me a rendevous and keep me alive
Point me away from you and hope I arrive
Put up a monument, remember my name
Will you shine up my memory when it's all that remains?

Build me a castle and throw a parade
Put my name in stone so the words won't fade
Start a religion and name it for me
Build me a city and give me the key
I'm King for a day, I can do no wrong
I'm King for a day 'til the next one comes along

Heroes are wonderful, I'm forced to admit
But out here past the Sun, that doesn't help me a bit
When you wake up tomorrow, I'll be light-years away
But you'll find some other hero to be King for a day

Build me a castle and throw a parade
Put my name in stone so the words won't fade
Start a religion and name it for me
Build me a city and give me the key
I'm King for a day, I can do no wrong
I'm King for a day 'til the next one comes along
King for a day

You are a King for a day
You are the King for a day

King for a day
King for a day
King for a day
King for a day

So build me a castle and throw a parade
Put my name in stone so the words won't fade
Start a religion and name it for me
Build me a city and give me the key
I'm King for a day, I can do no wrong
I'm King for a day 'til the next one comes along

King for a day
King for a day
King for a day
King for a day