My castle's a room where each night I'm alone
A chair in the corner is my only throne
And all that I rule is a now-silent phone
I'm the King of Broken Hearts

My minstrel sings love songs on my phonograph;
Each song brings back mem'ries of your haunting laugh
And each face in my court looks like your photograph
I'm the King of Broken Hearts

I thought I'd could forget in time
The tender kiss you gave
But now I realize that I'm
A ruler who is only a slave
A scarf that you left now is my royal cloak
On my coat of arms are the love words you spoke
And my crown is a dream that has vanished in smoke
I'm the King of Broken Hearts

And my crown is a dream that has vanished in smoke