I'm aware that I'm out,
but the day that I die
I know you'll cry.
(to cry, and cry,
to cry, and cry)
You'll say that you didn't love me,
but you're going to be very sad,
and that's how you'll stay.
With money and without money,
I always do what I want,
and my word is the law.
I don't have a throne, nor a queen,
nor anyone who understands me,
but I'm still the king.
A rock on the road
taught me that my destiny
was to keep rolling and rolling1.
(to roll, to roll,
to roll, to roll)
Also, a mule driver told me
that it isn't important to arrive first,
it's better to know how to arrive.
With money and without money,
I always do what I want,
and my word is the law.
I don't have a throne, nor a queen,
nor anyone who understands me,
but I'm still the king.
1. It can also be translated as roaming or wandering.