[Intro]
The king is dead
Long live the king
The king is dead
Long live the king

[Verse 1]
Unbound slaves stand outside the gate
With lengths of broken chain they wait
Empty stomachs filled with hate

[Pre-Chorus]
No one told the heads of state
The prince of peace is sleeping late

[Chorus]
Who will wait on the lords and ladies
Who will cry when they lose their crowns?
Sleeping through the years of error
Waking in a reign of terror

[Verse 2]
Sleep, white baby sleep
Will you ever understand?
Once had a boy just like you
Once had my own to sing my troubles to
Once had a boy, I watched him grow
Once had my own, Lord I loved him so
[Verse 3]
I taught him to love
I taught him to care
I taught him to laugh
I taught him to share
I watched him see and understand
And when he was afraid, I held his hand
I gave him hope, I gave him pride
But then I gave him to the world outside

[Verse 4]
Hey boy, where you think you're going?
Hey boy, can't you read the signs?
Hey boy, you're supposed to call me mister

[Verse 5]
I'm a man now, I'm a man just like you
So damn you
Call me by my name
You better call me by my name

[Bridge]
See him standing there outside the gate
His thoughts of me confuses love with hate
Thinking I had joined the heads of state
[Pre-Chorus]
No my son, you've got to wait
The prince of peace is not too late

[Chorus]
I must stay with the lords and ladies
I must stay to protect their child
Growing in a reign of terror
Maybe he will see the error

[Outro]
Sleep, white baby sleep
Love will make you understand
(Sleep, white baby sleep)
Sleep, white baby sleep
Love will make you understand