Once upon a time I had tides to control   I had worlds to win   And stars to ignite   And they threw flowers at my feet   When I walked through the town      Once upon a time I had lives to protect   I had rules to change   And wrongs to set right   And there were people at my side   And there were rivers I could guide   I wanted nothing in return      Let me out of here   Give me back all my dreams   Let me out of here   Let please see the sun   Let me out of here   At least tell me what I did wrong      I'm king of the world   Chief of the sea   High in the wind   At least I used to be   And I'm king of the world   Please set me free   Let me remind them of my promise   Live my given destiny      Once upon a time I had fate in my hands   And the confidence of a million regimes   And they said, "Brother you're in charge   We'll follow anything you say"      Once upon a time Father said to me,   "Child you are everything   That you see in your dreams"   And I thought, Jesus, that's the key   There are no walls surrounding me   There are no prisons in this life      Let me out of here   Give me back to the wind   Let me out of here   Let me please see my son   Let me out of here   Don't you understand who I am?      I'm king of the world   Chief of the sea   High in the wind   At least I try to be   And I'm king of the world   Please set me free   I had the power and the promise   Give me back my family      Why are we punished for wanting to explore?   Why am I sitting in this cell?   I was not challenging the system   I was working for the people   I just wanted to be better      Why are we punished for wanting to survive?   Why am I locked behind these bars?   Tell the children I'll return to them   Tell them . . . Someone,   Let them know I will be free      I will not be defeated   I will stand like a mountain   And the road will stretch before me   And they'll know it's time to follow      And we'll lift our eyes   And raise our heads   And face the sun   And tell the future   I'm king of the world   Land of the free   High in the sky   The best that I can be   And I'm king of the world   Watch and you'll see   Nothing can stop me from tomorrow,   Keep me from my destiny      I'm king of the world   I'm king of the world   I'm . . . I'm . . .   At least I used to be