King of new orleansbetter than ezra(written by kevin griffin, better than ezra)got an angel on the stairsas if you'd even carewhen the lights are upand the sun had nearly gone... downdid you see him on the streetdid you pass him at your feetdid you think at allhow dare they even look me in the eyeand he loves the girlsand he loves the boysgonna maketwenty dollars 'fore the weekend's overso set him upthen let him fallturn him over in your handsgod save the king of new orleansgot a ticket to a showdid you see him take a blowwhen the drunk one saidcat stevens was the greatest singerdid you kick him in the headdid you see the blood run downdid you laugh at allwhen the people walked right by and said aloudgutter punks, you're all the samegonna maketwenty dollars 'fore the weekend's overso set him upthen let him fallturn him over in your handsgod save the king of new orleansset him uplet him fallturn him over in your handsgod save the king of new orleansradio in my headradio in my cargoin' down againhe's goin' down... againany way you lookany way you talk it overit's easierto let it slip out of your mindbut it rips your heart outthen it kicks your head inwouldja you give him one more chancetry and see the beauty in his worldall the way in on my handsin on my feet and shouldersgonna maketwenty dollars 'fore the weekends overso set him upthen let him fallturn him over in your handsgod save the king of new orleansset him upthen let him fallturn him over in your handsgod save the king of new orleansyeah------------------------------------------------------