I see a tear in the lion's eye I see a king who's waiting to die Not because he's old He's stuck inside a steel jungle He's climbing up to the highest rock Don't matter why He's got to be on the top Baskin' in the sun Dreamin' of a wild country He's been dreamin's so long For his freedom gone Something in that lion's eye A sort of silent cry Makes me wonder Domething in that lion's eye He'd rather fight then die Makes me wonder There was a time when he had to fight A time to kill just to stay alive He'd run with the wind Blowin' thru his fur collar He'd been dreamin' so long For his freedom gone Those days are gone now he'a all alone And all he's got is a stone cold home He's got no place to go Stuck inside a steel jungle I see a tear in the lion's eye I see a king who's waiting to die He's climbing up to the highest rock Don't matter why he's got to be on top