I, I want to be A cowboy star upon the screen Yeah and I, I want to drive My cowboy car across the screen Oh and I, I want to write The magazines housewives read, yeah Oh and I, I want to be In control of everything Oh, I want to be king, I want to be king I, I want to make The toys you buy for Christmas Eve I, I want to be The father of the ethnic child who stars on TV Yeah and I, I want to write The magazines that housewives read, oh read Oh and I, I want all the leaders of the third world to answer to me I want to be King I want to be King So maybe now the Pope will bow and kiss my ring I wanna be king, king, king, king I swear to God I know what I want and I need Oh I need, yeah I want to be king I want to be king, yes I do I want to be king I want to be king