It's a tragedy, the fall of the king Shot a dynasty, bang, in the head And did you notice all of the little things We never did? On the bright side, on the bright side Can't tell me that I didn't at least try It gets biblical, with boiling moats That's a metaphor but pretty close The castle's haunted by everybody's ghost Who didn't go On the bright side, on the bright side Can't tell me that I didn't at least try We did the best that we could, honest We stopped when you were just getting started We did the best that we could, honest We stopped when you were just getting started On the bright side, on the bright side Can't tell me that I didn't at least try