I was a child, I was a dreamer Hangin' around Only waiting for something to arise Someone to show me I wasn't so goddamn alone Until I got a message That turned everything around Outta the radio Woah, ho, ho, ho Out of the radio Came this fantastic song Every tiny hair on my arms Stood straight up Oh, when the music ruled the world I've been around The world a hundred times In my mind While I was dyin' Alone in my room Just a-waiting for My future to show Up in the ceilin' While listenin' to the music That the world has left behind Stuck forever inside my mind How I loved that beat How I loved that melody How I lived those lyrics When the needle hit the vinyl When the music ruled the world When the music ruled the world When the music ruled the world When dinosaurs walked the earth Oh, when the music ruled the world When the music ruled the world When the music ruled the world When dinosaurs walked the earth Come on