Support Your Local Emperor Lyrics - Travelers & Thieves - Blues Traveler

Support your local emperor 

Pay him tribute every time 

Let it be known he holds your fate 

From his fingertips shall flow the wine 

Tell him when he speaks the air is sweet 

Wherever he walks rose beds be laid 

So that he may always feel secure 

In the vast empire that he made 

But could you tell me 

What he's ever done for you? 

I'm not the one that needed an army 

I'm not the one that needed respect 

I'm not the one that hopes they'll remember 

I'm not the one that they'll likely forget 

It seems no one's gonna walk where he's willing to walk 

And with the ears of the bat and the eyes of a hawk 

You can see that in the end, it's just a little bit of talk 

But a rodent's always looking for some cat he can stalk 

To meow for him, to meow for him 

Remember once when you were young 

It really was not all that long ago 

You reached out your hand and it was met 

You let your heart will tell you so 

So bow your head, don't meet his eyes 

Royalty speaks, you then reply 

Someday he may find his throne is cold 

Someday he may chance to wonder why 

But could you tell me 

What he's ever done for you? 

I'm not the one that needed an army 

I'm not the one that needed respect 

I'm not the one that hopes they'll remember 

I'm not the one that they'll likely forget 

It seems no one's gonna walk where he's willing to walk 

And with the ears of the bat and the eyes of a hawk 

You can see in the end, it's just a little bit of talk 

But a rodent's always looking for some cat he can stalk 

To meow for him, to meow for him 

Support your local emperor 

Pay him tribute every time 

Let it be known he holds your fate 

From his fingertips shall flow all the wine 

Tell him when he speaks the air is sweet 

Wherever he walks rose beds be laid 

Someday he may find his throne is cold 

In the vast empire that he's made