15th heir to the ball and chain nHouse full of hungry kids to his name nEverything to lose and nothing to gain nLong reign Alfred the Great nnTouched his toes down the company store nScrubbed till he see his face in the floor nLost his place to a foot in the door nLong reign Alfred the Great nnHe never been too good with words oh no nSaid you don't need a Doctor you don’t need a Doctor to show nnIt's a hard, hard road nWhen your folks ain't cracked the code nAnd your tears don't put food on the plate, Alfred the Great watch out nnEver get the feeling you been stitched up? nTextbook case of bad, bad luck nThere's a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup nLong reign Alfred the Great nnTouched his toes down the company store nScrubbed till he see his face in the floor nHe ain't gonna dance for the suits no more nLong reign Alfred the Great nnHe never been too good with words oh no nSaid you don't need a Doctor you don’t need a Doctor to show nnIt's a hard, hard road nWhen your folks ain't cracked the code nAnd your tears don't put food on the plate, Alfred the Great watch out nnIt's a hard, hard road nWhen your folks ain't cracked the code nAnd your tears don't put food on the plate, and the nrent won't wait, oh no nnIt's a hard, hard road nWhen your folks ain't cracked the code nAnd your tears don't put food on the plate, Alfred the nGreat watch out nFood on the plate, Alfred the Great watch out