15th heir to the ball and chain   House full of hungry kids to his name   Everything to lose and nothing to gain   Long reign Alfred, the great      Touched his toes down the company store   Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor   Lost his place to a foot in the door   Long reign Alfred, the Great      He never been too good with words oh no   Said you don't need a Doctor   You don?t need a Doctor to show      It's a hard, hard road   When your folks ain't cracked the code   And your tears don't put food on the plate   Alfred, the great, watch out      Ever get the feeling you been stitched up?   Textbook case of bad, bad luck   There's a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup   Long reign Alfred, the great      Touched his toes down the company store   Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor   He ain't gonna dance for the suits no more   Long reign Alfred, the great      He never been too good with words oh no   Said you don't need a Doctor   You don?t need a Doctor to show      It's a hard, hard road   When your folks ain't cracked the code   And your tears don't put food on the plate   Alfred, the great, watch out      It's a hard, hard road   When your folks ain't cracked the code   And your tears don't put food on the plate   And the rent won't wait, oh no      It's a hard, hard road   When your folks ain't cracked the code   And your tears don't put food on the plate   Alfred, the great, watch out   Food on the plate   Alfred, the Great, watch out