Toto Lyrics

Album: Kingdom of Desire

Kingdom Of Desire Lyrics

You used to be on fire now you chill me to the bone

 We used to fly like angels now we're sinking like a stone

 You say you're trying to help me but that ain't the way it feels

 I think you're trying to kill me with those stiletto heels

 

 Paint the town black babe and let that pendulum swing

 I been stabbed in the back babe

 And if you don't love me, I'll never feel a thing

 

 And oh, one thing I know

 There's only one place left for me to go

 

 Going back to the kingdom of desire

 Going down to the valley of the gun

 I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

 I'm gonna fly too close to the sun

 

 They say the king of love sleeps on a velvet bed

 My sheets feel like sandpaper

 And my pillow feels like lead

 But as sure as Atlantis sank into the sea

 I'm sinking like a stone babe that's how it's got to be

 

 Paint the town black babe and let that pendulum swing

 I been stabbed in the back babe

 And if you don't love me I'll never feel a thing

 

 And oh, if I don't have you

 There's only one thing left for me to do

 

 Going back to the kingdom of desire

 Going down to the valley of the gun

 I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

 I'm gonna fly too close to the sun

 

 [Instrumental break]

 

 When you dig up God's little acre you lose all peace of mind

 You stare into the distance looking for a sign

 But that sign it never comes babe

 Your wishes won't come true

 You keep praying for the rain while the sun beats down on you

 

 And oh, one thing I know

 There's only one place left for me to go

 

 

 Going back to the kingdom of desire

 Going down to the valley of the gun

 I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

 I'm gonna fly too close to the sun

 [repeats 2x]

 

 I'm gonna fly too close to the sun, yeah

 I'm gonna fly too close to the sun