Everybody wants honesty A child of fortune and the deep blue sea Someone to explain dreams for me Well, you're breaking my heart 'cause you're leaving me Heaven help me if I make it this time I've lost my rhythm and I've lost my rhyme This old airplane shudders as it climbs Right out of the picture, right out of her mind She used to be my world She used to be my world She used to be my world She used to be my world Well, it's so long, California, I'll be missing you The New York skyline has just broken through And a big yellow taxi will be waiting for me He's got his meter running in the land of the free She used to be my world (she used to be my world) She used to be my world Yeah, she used to be my girl (and it's raining on this child of fortune) She used to be my world It's raining in the city And it's raining down on me And it's raining in this hotel room And as far as I can see Oh, she used to be my world (she used to be my world) She used to be my world Hey, she used to be my girl (and it's raining on this child of fortune) She used to be my girl (She used to be my world) (She used to be my girl) (She used to be my world) ♪ It's raining all over the world tonight (she used to be my world) She used to be my girl (she used to be my girl) It's raining down in New York City (She used to be my world) My girl