A ragged man came shuffling through   A puppet king on the 4th of June   And butterflies from all around   Settled on his paper crown      A pretty sight it seemed to be   An avenue of eternal peace   But he said, what is here can soon burn down   I'm the king of sunset town      Watch a big wheel turning round   Some go up, some go down   Some go thirsty, some just drown   That's the law round here   Said the king of sunset town      And in the night, he comes to me   And the square becomes a battlefield   Of staring eyes that can't explain   The insanity and the greater game      Watch a big wheel turning round   Some go up, some go down   Some go thirsty, some just drown   That's the law round here   Said the king of sunset town   That's the law round here      A ragged man came shuffling through   The corridors of this white place   And as he lay his body down   I saw the scars that lined his face   And injured souls came to his bed   To hear the stories he would tell   Of butterflies and summertimes      And everyone assembled here   Remembers how it used to be   Before the 27th came   This place will never be the same   And he said, he said, I'm the king of sunset town   I'm the king of sunset town   I am the king of sunset town   I'm the king of sunset town      Watch a big wheel turning round   Some go up, some go down   Some go thirsty, some just drown   That's the law round here   I said, that's the law round here   I'm the king of sunset town   Said, I'm the king of sunset town   Yeah, I'm the king of sunset town   I'm the king