Lyrics
He didn't walk he glided
He didn't sing he testified
Ooh
Gary Indiana where a little light first burned
Five brothers and a stage every lesson hard earned
By the time he hit eleven he was schooling the grown
Took a kid sized fire and he made it a throne
Then he cut the strings let the rhythm take the wheel
Turned the studio to church made the whole world feel
One glove in the spotlight yeah
One step that defied the floor defied the floor
He took the beat we knew
And made it something more
He moved and the planet moved with him
Ow every heart in rhythm
He sang and the walls came down
King of the groove still wearing the crown
He gave every drop every minute
A billion strangers dancing in it
Turn it loud let the memory shine
The music never dies it just moonwalks through time
Short films on the TV turned a song to a scene
Broke the color of the airwaves put the world on one screen
Every count of the kick drum placed like a jewel
Perfectionist preacher with a groove for a school
He sang for the children for the healing of the land
Said the change that you're seeking's in the mirror where you stand
One voice in the darkness yeah
One spark that became a flame became a flame
Now every stage on Earth
Still echoes with his name
He moved and the planet moved with him
Ow every heart in rhythm
He sang and the walls came down
King of the groove still wearing the crown
He gave every drop every minute
A billion strangers dancing in it
Turn it loud let the memory shine
The music never dies it just moonwalks through time
You can hear him in the pocket of a brand new song
In every dancer hitting angles when the beat comes on
Every artist chasing magic in the studio light
Is chasing something he caught one starry night
Lift it up lift it up
Let the bassline talk let it talk
He taught the silence how to sing
And taught the rhythm how to walk
From Motown lights to stadium thunder
He turned the whole wide world to wonder
Ch'mon
He moved and the planet moved with him
Hee hee every heart in rhythm
He sang and the walls came down
King of the groove forever the crown
He gave every drop every minute
A billion strangers still dancing in it
Turn it loud let the legacy shine
The music never dies it just moonwalks through time
It moonwalks through time yeah
Long live the groove
Ooh
Long live the King