King of all i surveyed Man, I thought I had it made Was a high rollin', fast talkin', sharp shootin' man So cool I was hot in the shade Told myself I'm no fool Honna make up my own rules It was all about me 'til I got kicked in the teeth Graduated hard knock school And so I saw the real me Yeah I saw the real me And it left me broken hearted And that's the way it should be Now I got it worked out I'm the first one to stand up and shout Hey, look at me goin' down on my knees I know what it's all about Puttin' on the big show Gonna take a miracle I ain't the only one, gotta turn and run And let all i got go Show me the real me Yeah show me the real me And ya got me broken hearted And that's the way it should be