What were the Thompson Twins thinking?

I can't get the Thompson Twins' song out of my head:
"If I was king for just one day, I would give it all away for loving you."

I can't help but think, how much of a sacrifice would that really be? To be king for just one day? Would the beloved be that touched because you gave up one measly day- granted, a day as a king - for loving that person? I think a smarter approach would be to be king for the day, and then pass a law or something that would allow you to still love that person. Or, if it's a Constitutional Monarchy or something and you can't pass such a law, you could probably pocket enough money, jewels, private jets, vintage cars, etc. to make the rest of your life pretty comfortable. So, be king for a day, give up the lover for a day, and then go back to him/her with all that stuff. Doesn't that sound like a better plan of action than what the Thompson Twins suggest?

I ran this by my wife, and she was in agreement, although she said it wouldn't be as romantic. You want romantic? Give up being king for the rest of your life to love someone, (c.f. Edward VIII of England in 1936 who abdicated to marry a divorced American woman named Mrs. Wallis Simpson) then I'll think you're romantic. But giving up one day of luxury, even though you might be able to pocket enough cash to make yourself wealthy? Not that romantic of a gesture.

I wonder if the Thompson Twins discussed this as they were writing these lyrics. Do you think they even considered writing:

"If I was king for just one day, I would steal a lot of stuff. I would get a lot of stuff to spend on you . . . when I'm done being king for the day."

That would have made more sense.