Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
It never rained, the sun was always shinin'
And every traffic light was always green
There was a time when every door was open
And the universe was mine, or so it seemed
Every roll is seven or eleven
That it would ever end never crossed my mind
I was flyin' higher than the heavens
Back when the world was mine
Sometimes a man can't see when he has it all
Take a look at me, oh, how the mighty fall
Once I ruled the earth, once upon a time
When I had your love
That's when the world was mine
Oh-whoa, oh
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Oh, the changes I'd make if I had the power (if I had the power)
How could I have so much and be so blind?
But at least for a bright and shining moment
I had you, and the world was mine
Sometimes a man can't see when he has it all
Take a look at me, oh, how the mighty fall
Once I ruled the earth, once upon a time
When I had your love
That's when the world was mine
Whoa, oh, yeah
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Once I ruled the earth, once upon a time
When I had your love
That's when the world was mine
When I had your love
That's when the world was mine
Whoa, whoa, oh
That's when the world was mine
Oh
(Once I ruled the earth, once upon a time)
(When I had your love) when I had your love
(That's when the world was mine) yeah
(Once I ruled the earth) once I ruled the earth
(Once upon a time) once upon a time
(When I had your love)
(That's when the world was mine)
(Once I ruled the earth, once upon a time)
(When I had your love) yeah
(That's when the world was mine)
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(That's when the world was mine)
♪
(When the world was mine) yeah