I feel the time, the time has come It's underneath my, underneath my thumb Maybe I don't stand a chance But then maybe I could So with the devil I'll dance And knock on wood If I could rule the world Oh, if I could rule the world I'd take the pain, take the pain from your heart And I would tear it all up, I'd tear it apart I would drown out the cries with redemption songs I'd part the truth from the lies And the right from the wrong Yeah, if I could rule the world What if I could rule the world I'd be the king with the commoner's crown You'd be the queen and let your heart reign down Reign down, reign down When the day is done When the day is past And a new light shines A new light will cast And give a run for your worth And play the cards at hand Fight the troubles at birth And know where you stand And remember That if I could rule the world Yeah, if I could rule the world Oh, if I could rule the world Yeah, if I could rule the world You'd be my queen You'd be my queen And we could be free I feel the time, the time has come