{"id":55480,"date":"2026-09-14T12:04:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55480"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:04:50","slug":"on-our-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/09\/14\/on-our-own\/","title":{"rendered":"On Our Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Percussion]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWhere do we go?<br \/>\n(Anybody know?)<br \/>\nWho do we call?<br \/>\n(There goes it all)<\/p>\n<p>The lights go out<br \/>\n(The power&#8217;s gone)<br \/>\nWe look around<br \/>\n(And carry on)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nThey told us they had answers<br \/>\n(They told us they knew)<br \/>\nThey drew up all the plans<br \/>\n(And told us what to do)<\/p>\n<p>But when the trouble started<br \/>\n(When the pressure came)<br \/>\nThe people in the towers<br \/>\n(Couldn&#8217;t play the game)<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s gonna fix it?<br \/>\n(Who&#8217;s gonna know?)<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s gonna lead us?<br \/>\n(Where do we go?)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nLeft us all alone<br \/>\n(Guess we&#8217;re on our own)<br \/>\nThe elite<br \/>\n(Left the street)<br \/>\nCouldn&#8217;t compete<br \/>\n(With the beat)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nThe street keeps moving<br \/>\n(The street survives)<br \/>\nPeople find a way<br \/>\n(To keep their lives)<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor brings a bucket<br \/>\n(Another brings some food)<br \/>\nCrankin&#8217; up a ruckus<br \/>\n(We&#8217;re all in the mood)<\/p>\n<p>Not for money<br \/>\n(Not for fame)<br \/>\nNot because somebody<br \/>\n(Told them who&#8217;s to blame)<\/p>\n<p>Just a little human instinct<br \/>\n(A little common sense)<br \/>\nWhen everything gets difficult<br \/>\n(You build a new defense)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nLeft us all alone<br \/>\n(Guess we&#8217;re on our own)<br \/>\nThe elite<br \/>\n(Left the street)<br \/>\nCouldn&#8217;t compete<br \/>\n(With the beat)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s got water?<br \/>\n(I do!)<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s got shelter?<br \/>\n(How &#8217;bout you?)<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s got knowledge?<br \/>\n(I do!)<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s got love?<br \/>\n(How &#8217;bout you?)<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\nLeft us all alone!<br \/>\n(Guess we&#8217;re on our own!)<br \/>\nBut look around&#8230;<br \/>\n(Look what&#8217;s found)<br \/>\n&#8230; when we&#8217;re all love bound<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Piano and acoustic guitar]<br \/>\n[Organ swell]<br \/>\n[Saxophone solo]<br \/>\n[Drums build]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nLeft us all alone<br \/>\n(Guess we&#8217;re on our own)<br \/>\nThe elite<br \/>\n(Left the street)<br \/>\nCouldn&#8217;t compete<br \/>\n(With the beat)<\/p>\n<p>Left us all alone&#8230;<br \/>\n(Guess we&#8217;re on our own&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>But the street&#8230;<br \/>\n(Still has a beat)<br \/>\nCouldn&#8217;t compete?<br \/>\n(We&#8217;ll complete!)<\/p>\n<p>Dance to the beat!<br \/>\n(Bringin&#8217; on the heat!)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nOn our own&#8230;<br \/>\n(On our own&#8230;)<br \/>\nNot alone&#8230;<br \/>\n(Not alone&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Beat by beat&#8230;<br \/>\n(Street by street&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>We carry on.<br \/>\n(On and on and on)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Full-Blown\/\">Full Blown<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Percussion] [Intro] Where do we go? 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